An instrument used to record the heartbeat of the unborn baby, as well as the mother's contractions.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A device that monitors a fetus's progress and vital signs when a woman is in labor. Records the fetal heartbeat and the mother's contractions.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A machine that continuously records fetal heartbeat or maternal uterine contractions. It may be attached externally to a woman's abdomen by two belts or through the vagina with an electrode on the baby's scalp.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            (EFM) - This electronic instrument is used to record the heartbeat of the fetus and contractions of the mother's uterus.