http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/11/home-fetal-heart-monitors-give-mothers-false-reassurance.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/11/home-fetal-heart-monitors-give-mothers-false-reassurance.html#comment-117864 Ryan Biggs Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:42:08 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=41211#comment-117864 I bought one of these for my wife during our first pregnancy. We were only interested in "entertainment purposes" but found that it was pretty useless for that as well. Useless. I bought one of these for my wife during our first pregnancy. We were only interested in “entertainment purposes” but found that it was pretty useless for that as well. Useless.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/11/home-fetal-heart-monitors-give-mothers-false-reassurance.html#comment-117847 Brian E. Moore, MD Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:56:36 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=41211#comment-117847 I think it would be absolutely appropriate to put some kind of "black box" warning on these devices indicating that these devices are "for entertainment purposes only". In fact, entertainment is all that these devices are good for, which is the reason that I advise people to spend their money on pre-natal vitamins instead. I think it would be absolutely appropriate to put some kind of “black box” warning on these devices indicating that these devices are “for entertainment purposes only”. In fact, entertainment is all that these devices are good for, which is the reason that I advise people to spend their money on pre-natal vitamins instead.

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