The New York Times

Have C-Sections Become Too Common?

Re “Doctors Stick With Unreliable Medical Tool to Justify C-Sections” (front page, Nov. 7): As the president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, I found that this article, ...
Medical Xpress

Fetal monitoring can be essential during labor—but many women don't realize they have choices

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 ...
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Mobile fetal heart monitoring linked to fewer newborn deaths

New research from Hiroshima University shows that a portable heart monitoring device can detect fetal distress earlier and ...
The Conversation

Fetal monitoring can be essential during labour – but many women don’t realise they have choices

Research Fellow University of Notre Dame Australia; Adjunct Fellow (National Institute of Complementary Medicine), Western Sydney University, University of Notre Dame Australia Deborah Fox has ...
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Mobile fetal heart monitoring linked to fewer newborn deaths in Tanzania

Some 99% of global newborn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where pregnant women often struggle to access adequate fetal monitoring. In Tanzania, with 24 neonatal deaths per 1 ...