Home Induction of Labour Using Monica AN24

14 December 2011

Low risk women with singleton term pregnancy undergoing labour induction with retrievable, slow-release
dinoprostone pessaries (n = 70) were allowed home for up to 24 hours, while a-fECG and uterine activity were monitored in hospital via wireless technology.

89% of women had successful home monitoring.

The authors from Liverpool Women Hospital concluded "Continuous telemetric trans-abdominal fetal ECG monitoring of ambulatory women undergoing labour induction is feasible and acceptable to women, resulting in high level of satisfaction with the received care"

To find out more go to the evidence page of the Monica Healthcare website

Monica Provides More Recognisable Uterine Activity Trace

25 November 2011

In a recently published article, from the team at Marien-Hospital Witten, Germany, 144 subjects were monitored simultaneously with external TOCO and Monica EHG uterine activity (UA).

The percentage of "adequate" uterine activity recorded in 1st and 2nd stage of labour was much higher with Monica EHG than external TOCO and the doctors found it easier to assess the Monica trace.

The paper concluded that "Intrapartum UA monitoring in daily practice via the EHG mode provides a more recognisable UA trace than the TOCO."

To find out more go to the evidence page of the Monica Healthcare website

First US hospitals take delivery of Monica

28 October 2011

October saw the first two US hospital take delivery of their new Beacon by Monica system. Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center, Sebring, FL and Valley View Hospital, Glenwood Springs, CO. Following successful installation and training, both hospitals and their patients are enjoying the enhanced experienced that Monica brings. Laurale Cross, Family Birthplace Director from Valley view hospital commented “staff are excited and using the system whenever it is available. We had it work just great on a high BMI patient yesterday.”

Next installations are planned in Houston and Pennsylvania.