Fetal Scalp Electrode - A small electrode that is placed under the skin of the fetus's scalp to monitor the baby's heartbeat during labor. The electrode is inserted into the vagina, through the cervix and directly under the fetal scalp.
Fetal Scalp Electrode
A device placed under the skin of the baby's scalp (while still in the uterus) to monitor the baby's heartbeat. See Internal Monitoring.
Application of a fetal scalp electrode for continuous fetal heart rate monitoring during an ex utero intrapartum treatment.
J Pediatr Surg, 46(2): e37-40. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
For the newborn at risk for hemophilia it is best to avoid fetal scalp electrodes, forceps, and vacuum extraction. The pediatrician should be notified of the baby's possible hemophilia.
The first group received external monitoring by continuous Doppler and tocodynamometer when membranes were intact, and with an internal fetal scalp electrode and pressure catheter once membranes were ruptured.
A fetal scalp electrode is placed by screwing a tiny sire into the top layers of the baby's scalp, then relaying the baby's heart rate to the fetal monitor. This is more accurate because it does not use ultrasound.
The clip is called a fetal scalp electrode and it may provide a more accurate reading than placing a sensor on your tummy (Neilson 2006, RCOG/CMACE 2010). It also allows you to move around more easily.
If the external monitors are not able to pick up your babies' heartbeats accurately, the first baby will be monitored internally via a fetal scalp electrode attached to the baby's scalp.
broken and your cervix must be partially dilated to use internal monitoring. Internal fetal monitoring involves inserting an electrode through the dilated cervix and attaching the electrode to the scalp of the fetus, called a fetal scalp electrode.
 See also: Pregnancy, Fetus, Fetal Monitor, Infection, During pregnancy
  
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