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Beware of foetal heart monitors, parents warned

Source: The Independent
Sussex : WI : USA | about 1 month ago  
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They are marketed as "one of pregnancy's essentials" but they could be death traps for the unwary, according to doctors. Expectant parents are warned today not to use over-the-counter foetal heart monitors, the sales of which are rising rapidly. The fashionable devices cost from £20 to £90 and are...
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  • News Source: The Guardian | about 1 month ago
    Foetal heart monitors, which growing numbers of expectant parents use at home to listen to their unborn child's heartbeat, are potentially dangerous to the mother and baby's health, doctors warn today. The devices are routinely used in hospitals by...
  • News Source: The Independent | about 1 month ago
    They are marketed as "one of pregnancy's essentials" but they could be death traps for the unwary, according to doctors. Expectant parents are warned today not to use over-the-counter foetal heart monitors, the sales of which are rising rapidly. The...
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  • Blog Source: www.mamafeelsgood.com
    I know how tempting it is to go get a foetal heart rate monitor so you can hear your baby (i'm pregnant myself ) at home yourself, and generally there's nothing.
  • Blog Source: recording.ro
    Doctors are warning expectant parents that at-home foetal heart rate monitors can give false reassurance.
  • Blog Source: www.goodasis.com
    Although the tragic death may have been unavoidable, the use of a foetal heart monitor certainly delayed the patient attending hospital, says Dr Abhijoy Chakladar, an anaesthetist at Princess Royal Hospital in Brighton who treated the ...
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    Doctors are again warning expectant parents not to use over the counter fetal heart monitors (Doppler devices) at home because they can lead to false reassurance and delays in seeking medical help. This is the second case published by ...
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