Fetal Monitors

[[My Son Was Born 2.26.09]] asked:


This is from the hospital which I will deliver’s website. Does this mean I HAVE to have an IV? I really didn’t want to have one, and I thought I would have a choice to decline, but this makes it seem mandatory. How do you take it?

Q: Do you have IV’s and fetal monitoring?

A: Our policies and physician orders do predict that every patient in labor will have an IV and fetal monitoring as that is the safest manner in which to deliver your care.

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Norsi asked:


Obstetricians use ultrasound to monitor fetal heartbeat. If 5.0MHz ultrasound reflects off the moving heart wall with a 100Hz frequency shift, what is the speed of the heart wall? Hint: You have two shifts to consider.

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Gidgey20 asked:


I’m due tomorrow, and if he doesn’t come out by Oct 5th my dr wants to induce me. The problem is, if i get induced i have to have constant fetal monitoring. Will I still be able to do my birth unmedicated?

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