What is a Fetal Scalp Electrode or Internal Fetal Monitoring in Labour? From a Labour & Delivery Nurse 🤱🤰

Is it though? This is called a fetal scalp electrode and it is not "just a little clip". An NHS document I read recently said 'the electrode is attached to your baby's scalp by inserting it through the vagina, which is connected to the monitor as a reliable means of picking up your baby's heart rate'. And did not mention anything else... Nothing. How can you make an informed choice like this? When in fact it is a spiral wire that is placed on the scalp of the fetus to monitor their heart rate an

Did you get a fetal scalp electrode during your labor? # #pregnancy #pregnant #birth #childbirth #laboranddelivery #birthtok #fetalscalpeletrode #obgyn #laboranddeliverynurse | Babies After 35

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