Monitor cardíaco fetal y de contracción uterina
Monitor cardíaco fetal y de contracción uterina
El monitor cardíaco fetal y el de contracciones uterinas proporcionan un registro continuo del ritmo cardíaco del bebé y del índice de contracciones de la madre durante el trabajo del parto. Este aparato puede indicar de forma temprana la existencia de sufrimiento fetal.
Revisado por
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.