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  1. No contractions showing on toco monitor

    RNlove17 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an ob nurse and admittedly know little about the specialty... but I recently had a baby in December. Throughout my whole labor, they could not get a reading of my contractions. They said i had "atypical" contractions; they were all pelvic (ex...

  2. Pitocin induction

    californianclextaker posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a scenario that I need feedback on. I've just finished my first year of L and D nursing and need a more experienced perspective on how I managed my Pitocin induction last night. So, the Pt was a G1 P0 at 38.6 weeks who was being induced f...

  3. Toco placement and palpating contractions

    tsm007 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am doing my senior practicum in L&D and I'm doing fine with placing the US strap and finding FHT (sorry not sure if that's the right term for it), but struggling with placing the toco. I am also having trouble palpating contractions. I can feel...
  4. Wendy Sutas

    Understanding TOCO Monitor (Tocodynamometer): How to Monitor and Read Contractions

    Wendy Sutas posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Electronic fetal monitoring, or cardiotocography, has been used in obstetric medicine for over fifty years. A toco monitor measures contractions, and when combined with a fetal heart monitor, they provide information about fetal well-being. Recently,...