A MACHINE WITH HEART Mothers giving birth at Pen Bay Medical Center can now move freely and use hydrotherapy while still having their babies monitored, thanks to six new electronic fetal heart monitors. The monitors keep track of a fetus’s heart rate as well as the strength and duration of the mother’s contractions. They were made possible by a generous donation from the Cascade Foundation.
“These monitors improve mother’s comfort while maintaining mother and baby safety.” — Kathleen Hastings, BS, RN, IBCLC Women’s Health Director 8