Sentences with phrase «foetal monitor»

A nurse then came and strapped on an electronic foetal monitor for a short while.

If you choose to have a natural birth without using any medical equipment or treatments, you may risk the health of your baby; for example, if you choose not to have foetal monitoring, your baby may be in distress and you may not find this out until their condition has become more serious.

Some women choose to have absolutely no medical involvement in their labour, meaning they have no pain relief, no medication and no foetal monitoring; this is a personal choice and will be supported by the medical team, as long as nothing happens which could threaten the life of the mother or baby; if an emergency situation arises, the doctor may recommend taking medication or having a caesarean section.

Electronic Foetal Monitoring Electronic foetal monitoring is a commonly used practice in Irish maternity units.

Electronic foetal monitoring (EFM or CTG) measures your baby's heartbeat in frequency and strength and measures your contractions.

Continuous foetal monitoring measures your baby's heartbeat in frequency and strength and measures your contractions.

Do you know that foetal monitoring is done during labor because the uterus is contracting and the baby is squashed in a tight space, where the cord can be compressed?

Midwife - Led and homebirth care options do not use electronic foetal monitoring; they use intermittent monitoring.

The majority of maternity units in Ireland are yet to implement these recommendations into their policy and many women report admission trace and electronic foetal monitoring is routine everyday practice for all women in obstetric led units.

If epidural analgesia, electronic foetal monitoring or syntocinon is required, transfer to the Specialised Birth Centre will be organised and where possible the same midwife will continue the women's care.

It is based on plenty of cases where membranes were ruptured for more than 24 hrs, labour didn't progress and DESPITE foetal monitoring suggesting all was well there was an adverse outcome - usually chorioamnionitis, foetal sepsis or HIE.

10 November 2011, London: The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has announced the winners of its 2011 Innovation Awards, which include innovations such as a solar - electric unmanned aerial system, an intelligent decision support system for interpretation of foetal monitoring during childbirth and an automotive hybrid drive system.

Not exact matches

During labour, the baby's heart rate will be monitored closely (this is known as foetal heart monitoring); there may be changes in the baby's heart rate if the baby starts to become distressed; if this is the case, the midwife may try to speed up the labour so that the baby can be delivered quickly.

If you only intermittently monitor foetal heart rate you'll miss a lot of foetal distress.

* if your baby is showing signs of distress and requires internal monitoring — foetal scalp monitoring * if your baby is showing signs of distress an ARM will show if there is meconium present (Note: meconium can be a sign of foetal distress but in many cases occurs in a normal healthy labour with no adverse affects) * some research has shown it may shorten the second stage of labour in first time mothers

Hospitals now will literally only prevent a woman from being in a certain position if they can see from the foetal heart tracing that the baby isn't tolerating that position or if monitoring is necessary for safety and the desired position is interfering with the signal.

«Before the early 80s it was standard practice for women to give birth in a hospital bed — flat on their back with their feet in stirrups and strapped firmly to a foetal heart monitor.