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  • Title: The need for a new outlook on labor monitoring.
    Author: Farine D, Shenhav M, Barnea O, Jaffa A, Fox HE.
    Journal: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med; 2006 Mar; 19(3):161-4. PubMed ID: 16690509.
    Abstract:
    Fetal heart rate monitors, including the newer pulse-oximetry and STAN monitors, are designed to detect fetal distress that affects less than 1% of women in labor. Non-progressive labor is a much more common disorder than fetal distress, with approximately 50% of women in labor requiring oxytocin. Current technology assessing labor progress is subjective and inaccurate. There is a need for objective and accurate technology to measure labor progress and the effect it may have on managing labor and, specifically, non-progressive labor.
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