MESA, AZ — Noelle and Dylan Zmrzel never got to bring home their baby boy after complications arose during her labor in November 2023 at Willow Midwife Center for Birth and Wellness in Mesa. This week ...

MESA, AZ — A Mesa birthing center has promised changes after state regulators found the center failed to ensure staff properly monitored fetal heartbeat in at least one case. As the ABC15 ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

Fetal heart rate (FHR) is one of the most critical indicators of a baby's well-being and development during pregnancy. It ...

Evidence is mixed on whether electronic fetal monitors truly prevent more stillbirths and reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality compared with intermittent auscultation. One of the hallmarks of ...

Fetal heart monitoring is a common practice used by healthcare providers to examine a baby’s heart rate during the latter ...

What is Fetal Heart Ultrasound? Fetal echocardiography helps in diagnosis of cardiac birth defects, and is similar to the ultrasound procedure during pregnancy. Also known as fetal heart ultrasound or ...

A healthy fetal heart rate ranges between 110 and 160 beats per minute. A heart rate that is faster or slower than this may indicate that there is an issue that needs further attention. An arrhythmia, ...

A doctor might use fetal heart rate monitoring to make sure your baby’s heart rate is OK. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Fetal heart rate monitoring is a process that lets your doctor see how fast ...

Fetuses exposed to anti-SSA (Sjögren’s) antibodies are at risk of developing irreversible complete atrioventricular block (CAVB), resulting in death or permanent cardiac pacing. Anti-inflammatory ...