You searched for:
“electronic fetal monitor”
electronic fetal monitor, EFM
An instrument which allows observations of the fetal heart rate and the maternal uterine contractions.
It may be applied externally or internally.
With an external monitor, the fetal heart is detected by an ultrasound transducer positioned on the abdomen.
Internal monitoring of the fetal heart rate is accomplished with an electrode clipped to the fetal scalp.
This entry is located in the following unit:
electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 63)