Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring

Fetal Heart Monitoring

How It Feels

Lying on your back (or side) while you are being monitored may be uncomfortable or painful if you are having labor contractions. The belts holding the monitors in place may feel tight.

You may be able to change positions or move around more during internal electronic fetal heart monitoring than during external monitoring.

Placing the internal monitor into your uterus may be mildly uncomfortable.

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Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: September 5, 2006
Medical Review:	Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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