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Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

February 1, 2022 By Susanne Raab Leave a Comment

Most Common Signs of Fetal Distress in Babies

Fetal distress occurs when a baby’s health is compromised while it is still in the uterus. It can happen during labour and delivery or even set in before labour has started. If not caught and treated in time, it can lead to serious injury or the death of the baby. Like many health crises, fetal […]

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February 23, 2018 By Charles Gluckstein

Risks of Uterine Contraction Patterns

Main Takeaways: Uterine contractions can compress the blood vessels in the uterus, potentially interfering in the transfer of oxygen to the placenta and the baby. In a normal labor, one contraction every two to three minutes or less than five contractions in a 10 minute period is ideal. A uterus must rest between contractions, having […]

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February 22, 2018 By John McKiggan, QC

The Importance of Ultrasound in Pregnancy

Main Takeaways: An ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of a developing baby, the mother’s placenta, and uterus, usually during the second trimester. An ultrasound can provide very important diagnostic information about a developing baby, including confirming the pregnancy and gestational age; checking for multiple pregnancies, congenital anomalies, and/or problems with the […]

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February 9, 2018 By Susanne Raab

Scalp Electrode for Fetal Heart Monitoring

Main Takeaways: A scalp electrode is applied to a fetus’ scalp which monitors the baby’s heart, similar to an ECG A scalp electrode monitors a fetus’ heart rate more accurately than an external monitoring method for a variety of reasons. Internal methods of heart monitoring are only of use after membranes have ruptured and when […]

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November 29, 2017 By John McKiggan, QC

Fetal Non-Stress Tests

Fetal non-stress tests are used in pregnancy to passively monitor the baby’s heart rate, which tells health care practitioners about the health of the baby. What A Non-Stress Test Tells You About Your Baby’s Health   The number of beats per minute and the pattern of the baby’s heart rate can actually tell a health care […]

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August 22, 2017 By Susanne Raab

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR BABY WAS INJURED? FETAL HEART RATE PATTERNS

image of fetus

This is the third in a series of three articles about how medical experts determine when a newborn brain injury occurred.  The first article in this series dealt with neuroimaging.  The second discussed cord blood gas analysis. A newborn with signs of neurologic injury can suffer that injury any time during pregnancy, during labour and […]

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