What is fetal Doppler?
A fetal Doppler is a kind of non-invasive monitoring device for babies before delivery. It is a specially designed device to monitor fetal heart rate (FHR). Fetal Heart Rate assessment is an effective and useful means used to evaluate the fetal condition by identifying FHR patterns. Currently there are several ways to monitor the heart rate of the fetus before birth. Electronic fetal monitoring is one of them. This device is usually used in labor and it is able to measure FHR and continuously records it in graphical form. Another type of monitoring fetus is by the aid of a special kind of stethoscope to measure baby’s heartbeat. This type of fetoscope is usually used after about 30-week gestation. Internal fetal monitoring of FHR is an invasive procedure. It needs a spiral electrode attached to the baby’s scalp to record and calculate the fetal heart rate. A handheld ultrasound fetal heart Doppler is another avenue to detect the fetal heart rate. The little device makes use of the Prin
