Hearing the Fetal Heartbeat
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Sharon LaMothe
IP's have asked me questions regarding the fetal heart beat and what is 'normal' and if the heart rate can indicate to us if the ...
Seven Months Pregnant!
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Kathryn H.
With two little ones to run around after, time flies! I am quickly approaching my estimated due date. We are also planning a m ...
rewarding the name police
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Laura S.
I was called to attend a birth because of worrisome decelerations in the fetal heart rate. The OB wanted to err on the conservat ...
Old Wives' Tales
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Meredy
Old wives' tales are perhaps as old as language itself. They're part of our oral tradition, originating long before pen and ink, ...
Web Resources
Fetal distress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jul 26, 2009 ... A highly effective method of assessment of distress would be to use fetal heartrate as a first indicator of distress, to be confirmed with ...
Diagnosis
Your doctor may suspect heart disease based on your symptoms, age and medical history. They will discuss your s ... » Read on
Treatment
The long-term treatment for heart block is to fit a pacemaker . This is a small, battery-driven device that sends out electrical ... » Read on
Placenta abruptio Early diagnosis of the condition and adequate treatment should decrease the maternal death rate even further. Fetal death rates range from 20-35%. ...
HealthCentral Search Results The most sensitive indicator of fetal distress is an abnormal heart rate pattern ... In the absence of a rapid maternal heart rate, a rapid fetal heart rate...
Fetal heart monitoring Normal values indicate that the fetus is not in distress by showing a fetalheart rate between 120 and 160 beats per minute, with variability of 5-25 beats ...
Gestational Diabetes Fetal Heart Monitoring: A loose fitting belt may be placed around your abdomen to measure your baby's heart rate. The belt holds a small metal disc attached ...
Diabetes - One Week Countdown... Dec 27, 2007 ... The other part of the test involves three components: a heart rate monitor for the baby, a contraction monitor for mom, and fetal movement ...
Cesarean Section - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention As a result, the cesarean childbirth rate has increased dramatically. ... When the fetal heart tracing becomes non-reassuring, a cesarean section is usually ...
Fetal heart monitoring Sensitive electrodes (monitors) are placed on your abdomen over conducting jelly that can sense both fetal heart rate (FHR) and the strength and duration of ...
News
Home Fetal Monitors May Harm Not Guard While the fetal heart rate is part of the overall safety and health status of an unborn baby it's only a small part and without training can very easily be ...
Swine Flu and the Abortion Debate Parker Christine Opdyke, almost 27 weeks in the womb, was delivered by emergency Caesarean section on July 18, when her fetal heart rate plummeted during ...
Using Mobile Technology to Extend Health Care's Reach Another project in the Australian Outback enables fetal heart rate monitoring with smart phones. Interestingly, this project has caught the attention of the ...
Medical Research Spurt Offers Promise Of New Cures The grants already cross myriad health categories from treatments for well-known diseases that affect millions such as breast cancer, heart disease and ...