Clinical opinion published on use of maternal oxygen during labor Date: February 20, 2014 Source: Women & Infants Hospital Summary: When a fetal heartbeat pattern becomes irregular during labor ...

Anecdotal reports of increased fetal movements with eating prompted the practice of offering women orange juice to stimulate fetal movement and expedite reactive cardiotocography (CTG) however a ...

According to lead author Dr. Hamel, "Maternal oxygen is often given to laboring women to improve fetal metabolic status or in an attempt to alleviate non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns.

A comprehensive review offers a 'state of the science' look at the impact of maternal diabetes, and potential gene-environmental influences in that context, on fetal heart development.

“We wondered if we could build a device to measure fetal blood oxygen saturation directly,” said Soheil Ghiasi, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Davis. Results from the work have ...

Since the 1970s, U.S. obstetricians have monitored fetal heart rate and the mother's rate of contractions as a way to assess the health of the fetus during labor. Taken together, these ...

The placenta mediates hormonal, nutritional and oxygen support of the fetus while also playing an important immunomodulatory role. Fetal syncytiotrophoblasts, which form the surface of the ...

Highlights of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 26th Annual Clinical Meeting, 2006 January 30-February 4, 2006, Miami Beach, Florida ...

DARIEN, IL - A new study suggests that an intervention to reduce supine sleep in late pregnancy may promote maternal and fetal health. Results show that median time spent sleeping supine was ...

A new fetal heart rate monitor goes one step further and tracks the baby’s oxygen level too. This gives the physician more information so he can determine whether intervention is appropriate ...