Fetal Heart Monitor
Fetal Doppler · Doppler Stethoscope · Fetal Heart Detector · Fetal Monitor · Electronic Fetal Monitor · Efm
A device that uses Doppler ultrasoundDOP-ler UL-truh-soundAn ultrasound that uses sound waves to hear or show blood flowing through vessels or the fetal heartbeat.Full entry to pick up the baby's heartbeat through the mother's belly. It is either a small handheld Doppler with a probe, or a bedside fetal monitorFEE-tul MON-ih-terA device that records the fetal heart rate and the mother's contractions during pregnancy and labor.Full entry box with a screen, belt-held transducers and a paper strip printer.
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What it’s for
Used before, during and after obstetric procedures (cerclage, assisted vaginal delivery, breech presentationBREECH prez-en-TAY-shunA position of the fetus in which the buttocks or feet, instead of the head, are lowest in the uterus.Full entry delivery) to check the fetal heart rateFEE-tul hart raytThe number of times the unborn baby's heart beats per minute.Full entry . A slow rate without contractions, or one that stays slow after them, can mean fetal distress; WHO treats a rate under 100 or over 180 beats per minute as abnormal.
Lengths and variants
Handheld Doppler ultrasoundDOP-ler UL-truh-soundAn ultrasound that uses sound waves to hear or show blood flowing through vessels or the fetal heartbeat.Full entry units and full bedside fetal monitorFEE-tul MON-ih-terA device that records the fetal heart rate and the mother's contractions during pregnancy and labor.Full entry that also track contractions.
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4 sources
- WHO. Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2nd ed. 2017. Section 3, p. S-7 and Box S-9 (Abnormal fetal heart rate), p. S-109
- Venes D, ed. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. Doppler entry, p. 729
- ARC/STSA. Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology. 7th ed. Cesarean section equipment (fetal monitoring devices, Doppler), p. 241
- somatechnology.com
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