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Internal Fetal Monitoring During Labor and Delivery
Internal fetal monitoring has a better chance of being accurate but also poses more risks for monitoring the baby during labor.

Are there alternatives to electronic fetal monitors?
Are there alternatives to electronic monitors? What if you are low risk and having a home birth or birth center birth? Can you have low risk monitoring in the hospital?

What is electronic fetal monitoring?
Electronic fetal monitoring is a form of fetal surveillance in labor to ensure the healthiest birth out come for you and your baby. Is this for low risk women? Does it help you and your baby? When do you need electronic fetal monitoring?

What is fetal monitoring?
A look at how we watch for baby's well being in labor.

Common Interventions Used in Childbirth
The interventions used in labor and birth can be scary if you're not aware of what's going on. Here is a way to educate yourself before labor or inductions about some common interventions like IVs, breaking your water, forceps, vacuum extraction and others.