Abstract
Intermittent fetal heart auscultation is an important and essential assessment that is performed for all women during pregnancy and specifically for low risk women during childbirth. Certainly women with complicated pregnancies would benefit from continuous fetal monitoring via a Cardiotocograph (CTG) monitor (National Institute of Clinical Excellence, (NICE) 2003). However the main focus of this article is to examine the methods used for intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart for low risk women and to challenge the use of the Pinard in modern midwifery practice.
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