Electronic fetal monitoring then and now

Article Abstract:

Fetal monitoring has changed in technology, terminology, and clinical standards in the past 25 years. Electronic monitors were not available until the mid-1970s, whereas they are now standard diagnostic tools. While a single set of standardized nomenclatures is not used throughout the profession, documentation has moved from narrative notes to computerized systems and archiving tracings. International efforts continue to develop universal nomenclature and to make electronic fetal monitoring more effective.

Innovations, Equipment and supplies, Medical records

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Intrapartum fetal monitoring: past, present, and future

Article Abstract:

This article provides an overview of the history of fetal heart rate monitoring and compares the the reliability of two methods commonly used during labor. Auscultation, or listening to the heartbeat with a stethoscope, has been as effective in preventing perinatal complications as more expensive and advanced electronic monitoring techniques.

Statistical Data Included, History, Medical electronics

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Risk management and electronic fetal monitoring: decreasing risk of adverse outcomes and liability exposure

Article Abstract:

This article examines the usefulness of electronic fetal monitoring in avoiding adverse fetal outcomes and improving infant well-being at birth. Fetal monitoring plays a significant role in perinatal risk management and liability reduction when used according to medical guidelines and properly interpreted by the perinatal team.

Research, Usage, Evaluation, Risk management, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

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