Search Tag: labour
2015 18 Aug
According to a recent study, foetal electrocardiogram ST segment analysis, or STAN, does not improve outcomes during labour and delivery as compared to conventional foetal heart rate monitoring. It also does not decrease cesarean deliveries. The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was conducted at 26 U.S. Hospitals...Read more
2014 01 Nov
Clinical Innovations' (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) Koala® Toco, the first and only tocodynamometer to use air-charged technology to accurately measure uterine contractions, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The tocodynamometer has no electronic components, making it lightweight and more comfortable for the patient. Placed...Read more