Procedures That May Take Place During Labor And Delivery Once
you arrive at the hospital in labor, there are various
procedures that may be done. Your health and the baby's health
will be monitored while you are in labor. In some cases, it is
necessary for the doctor to assist with the delivery using
forceps or vacuum extraction. Fetal Monitoring During Labor In
order to check the well-being of the baby while you are in
labor, your health care providers will monitor the baby's heart
rate. While fetal heart monitoring does not prevent a problem
from occurring, but changes in the baby's heart rate can help to
alert the health care provider that something might be wrong. -
Auscultation: In this technique, the nurse or doctor listens to
the baby's heart at set intervals during labor. They will either
listen to the heart rate using a fetoscope (putting it on your
abdomen), or they will listen by ultrasound (which will amplify
the sound of the heartbeat, and be monitored and recorded after
a contraction at set time