Fetal monitoring test

Fetal monitoring test



Fetal monitoring is a test that is especially important during the last month of pregnancy, experts can determine it through a CTG, fetal heart rate, blood flow changes, fetal vitality, contractions or pressure utero. In this test the fetus should be awake and sleep if you try to wake up by eating something sweet, through moves made in the abdomen by the midwife or otherwise, must be allowed to re-active.

There are two types of fetal monitoring, the first type is the external fetal monitoring, the experts determined the fetal heart rate through sensors located in a belt that is placed on the mother's belly while lying down. Internal fetal monitoring is the second type of monitoring are placed in the baby's head electrodes through the cervix with the same purpose as in external monitoring.

With regard to internal fetal monitoring, the problems encompassed by this test are the need to break the membranes, which is associated with increased risk of infection. Also of note the way in which the device is placed, if too tightly could cause injury to the uterine wall or the fetus. On the other hand, experts indicate that this test data collected are more precise, the basal tone (intrauterine pressure of the uterus at rest), the intensity of contractions and duration, etc..

In the external fetal monitoring, the benefits mainly notice is that this is a non-invasive, comfortable and also provides a record of the frequency and duration of contractions continuously. However, experts stress and disadvantages of external monitoring an inability to determine the intensity of the contractions with precision, continuous position changes to be made by the mother to collect data, or data loss that occurs between each contraction.

In the last weeks of pregnancy, the monitoring is done weekly, but when you go beyond 40 weeks of gestation, the test is usually done every three days until the time of delivery, although this may vary depending on the data that have been previously collected that show the status of the baby and mother. Fetal monitoring is a test that takes about 30 minutes and did not involve any complications, at least in the case of external fetal monitoring.

After completing the test, experts interpret the data through graphical and assess whether there are any problems such as fetal distress or other anomalies. A baby's heart rate fell below the 120 beats per minute or exceeding 160 beats per minute determine possible complications, in this case would be conducted tests.