OSF HealthCare is conducting continuous virtual monitoring of moms and fetuses from the beginning of labor through delivery.

Electronic fetal monitoring is often used during labor to detect unborn babies at risk of brain damage (neonatal encephalopathy) from a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). In the UK, continuous monitoring is ...

But, different types of fetal monitoring can impact comfort and pain management, and can drive medical interventions. These can include increased use of pharmacological pain management due to ...

Fetal electrocardiogram ST segment analysis, or STAN, which is largely used in Europe to measure fetal heart activity, does not improve outcomes during labor and delivery or decrease cesarean ...

SAN DIEGO -- Frequent fetal heart monitoring is not needed in every pregnant woman testing positive for anti-SSA/anti-Ro autoantibodies, but it's definitely advisable for those with high titers, ...

Of the many new experiences you might have during a high-risk pregnancy, one of the least fun is a fetal monitoring test called a Non-Stress Test, or NST. It really should be called a High-Stress Test ...

Fetal monitoring from 39 weeks may reduce stillbirth among South Asian-born women. Stillbirth, early neonatal death and special care nursery admission decreased after initiation of fetal monitoring at ...

Much has been reported in the media about the maternal mortality crisis in the United States. The U.S. has the highest maternal death rate among the world's developed nations – 26 per 100,000 live ...

Fetal monitoring is used during labor to listen to the baby's heart sounds and measure the contractions of the uterus. Despite debates and major concerns about the proven ability for fetal monitoring ...