Technological Developments in Neonatal Care at Birth

During labour the fetal heart rate is the primary measurement to determine the health of the fetus and full use of modern electronics is made to measure the rate and variability in the rate which occurs in both a healthy and compromised fetus. Real time documentation is also part of the process. At birth the heart rate remains the primary vital sign of the neonate but measurement now relies on auscultation without any real-time documentation, at...