Sep 29

“Uh…You Can Only See One Of Those In A Museum!”

“Uh…you can only see one of those in a museum!” -OB when asked by patient to use a fetoscope instead of a doppler when listening for fetal heart tones during a prenatal visit.

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Jordan had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 4:43 am (Quote)

Uhh, wow! *I* have one of those and I’m a 28yo, not even in the business! They’re not that hard to find!

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Brad had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 5:07 am (Quote)

Pretty soon *he’ll* be in a museum.

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Angela Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 9:38 pm Angela(Quote)

i hope

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Kat had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 9:54 am (Quote)

A quick (10 second) Google search yields hundreds of results for “fetoscope.” Clicking the very first link takes me to a site that will sell me one of these “museum pieces” for $19.98 + shipping. So, not hard to find.

They’re not even hard to use either. I borrowed one from a friend during my last pregnancy, and my husband was able to find the heartbeat the very first attempt. Hardly rocket science. But then, it’s not a machine that goes “ping” so it holds little interest to the technologically addicted.

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Lindsey had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 1:49 pm (Quote)

That’s all my midwives used during prenatal visits! They didn’t break out the doppler until I was in the birthing tub. I thought about buying a fetoscope to use at home but my husband was able to find the heartbeat just by laying his head on my belly.

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Mercy had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 2:55 pm (Quote)

Ebay is a great source for these brand new.

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Jennifer Moulton had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 3:04 pm (Quote)

Bravo Kat!!! In a museum….thats funny!

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Anna had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 11:06 pm (Quote)

I better rush mine to the museum then. Hope I get a fortune for it. I bought it for $25.

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Steph had this to say, Oct 21, 2009 @ 4:17 am (Quote)

That’s what I was told when I requested a doppler instead of an ultrasound.

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Andy had this to say, Dec 1, 2009 @ 3:51 am (Quote)

When I was training, we HAD to learn to use one- my mentor at the time said when you can find a ticking watch through a pillow you know you can use one. The thing is, the fetoscope (or Pinard) hears the actual heartbeat whereas a doppler only hears an echo. In our modern, well equipped, consultant led unit, every labour room has a Pinard in the CTG drawer. I still use one occasionally, just to check I still can

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