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Photo of a genuine Sonicaid®, the original Doppler fetal monitor. A Doppler fetal monitor, informally known as sonicaid (generic trademark), is a hand-held ultrasound transducer used to detect the fetal heartbeat for prenatal care.
Another alternative is the fetoscope, which is a stethoscope designed for auscultating fetuses. Below is a quote from a midwife in Mexico describing the Pinard horn: Sometimes we listen to the fetal heart rate with the Pinard, but if the woman is very sensitive, and it bothers her to push into her belly with the Pinard horn, then we use the ...
Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow surgical access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta.A small (3–4 mm) incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity.
Fetoscope may refer to: the kind of endoscope used in fetoscopy; fibreoptic scope for looking directly at the fetus, as opposed to a stethoscope used to listen the heart beat; the Pinard horn fetal stethoscope; Doppler ultrasound or Medical ultrasonography "wands"
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Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling (PUBS), also called cordocentesis, fetal blood sampling, or umbilical vein sampling is a diagnostic genetic test that examines blood from the fetal umbilical cord to detect fetal abnormalities. [1]
Prenatal testing is a tool that can be used to detect some birth defects at various stages prior to birth. Prenatal testing consists of prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis, which are aspects of prenatal care that focus on detecting problems with the pregnancy as early as possible. [1]
The stethoscope is a medical device for auscultation, or listening to internal sounds of an animal or human body.It typically has a small disc-shaped resonator that is placed against the skin, with either one or two tubes connected to two earpieces.