It’s important to monitor your baby’s heart rate and rhythm to make sure the baby is doing well during the third trimester of your pregnancy and during labor. The fetal heart rate should be between ...

Studies examining the fetal heart rate (FHR) prior to uterine rupture consistently report that non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns are the predominant sign suggesting impending or actual uterine ...

Simple and interesting heart rate dynamics have been identified in premature human infants -- reversible transitions to large-amplitude periodic oscillations -- and the appearance and disappearance of ...

A mother presented at term for induction of labor. Fetal heart monitoring demonstrated variable and late decelerations during the labor. The mother received Stadol (butorphanol tartrate) 3 hours prior ...