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Shortage of Scalp Electrodes May Harm Fetuses, Clinicians Warn

A worldwide shortage of fetal scalp electrodes could reduce access to internal fetal heart rate monitoring, potentially leading to more perinatal deaths and other complications, two ob/gyns in Canada ...
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MindChild Medical, Inc., and The University of Oxford Announce a Sponsored Research Agreement for the Development of Innovative Signal Processing Software for Fetal and ...

Fetal Scalp Electrodes (FSE) that connect directly to the fetus during the later stages of labor and delivery are associated with increased risk of maternal/fetal infection 6. There are an estimated ...
Nature

408 Monitoring the Fetal Heart Rate and Fetal Electrocardiogram: Abdominal Recordings are as Good as Direct ECG Measurements

AIM: The aim of this project is to develop an algorithm to monitor online the fetal heart rate (fHR) and fetal electrocardiogram (fECG) from maternal abdominal recordings. METHODS: Measurements have ...
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FDA Warns of Potential Inaccurate Readings by Philips Avalon Fetal Monitor

September 7, 2009 — Fetal monitors made by Philips Healthcare, Avalon Models FM20, FM30, FM40, and FM50 and ultrasound transducer, may produce inaccurate readings, the US Food and Drug Administration ...