Virtual Maternal and Fetal Monitoring
When it comes to welcoming your baby into the world, nothing matters more than safety for both you and your little one. That’s why every patient delivering at an OSF hospital receives 24/7 virtual maternal and fetal monitoring at no additional cost as part of their care.
Why Maternal and Fetal Monitoring Matters
During labor, continuous monitoring helps your care team understand how you and your baby are doing. If any changes suggest stress or complications, your team can act quickly to provide the right support.
In addition to traditional maternal and fetal monitoring, there is strong evidence to support that virtual fetal monitoring during labor improves outcomes for both mom and baby.
Virtual Patient Monitoring to Support Your Delivery
In addition to your bedside care team, a virtual team of experienced OSF OnCall labor and delivery nurses continuously monitors mom and baby’s vital signs. This virtual labor and delivery monitoring takes traditional monitoring one step further.
Advanced, AI-enhanced technology helps your care team identify even subtle changes that may signal potential complications and alerts your bedside care team. This remote monitoring is an added level of care available during your birth experience at OSF.
What To Expect During Your Stay
When you come to any OSF labor and delivery unit to have your baby, your bedside care team will be right by your side, supporting, monitoring and guiding you through every step of welcoming your little one.
Your care team will place monitors on your belly to track your baby’s heart rate and your contractions. This electronic fetal monitoring helps us see how you and your baby are doing so we can respond quickly if anything changes.
Behind the scenes, the virtual team monitors the same information in real time, offering another set of skilled eyes dedicated to your safety.
If any changes appear in your baby’s heart rate or your own vital signs, the virtual team works hand in hand with your bedside caregivers to respond right away.
For you, the experience will feel the same as a traditional birth. Your bedside nurses and providers will still be your primary caregivers – the only difference is the extra layer of protection that comes with virtual patient monitoring.
Benefits for You and Baby
Virtual maternal and fetal monitoring gives you an added layer of protection during one of life’s most important moments. By combining advanced technology with expert oversight, this service available only at OSF HealthCare, ensures the safest, most attentive birth experience possible at no additional cost to you.
Benefits include:
- Faster response to changes: Early alerts help caregivers act quickly if something needs attention.
- More caregivers focused on you: Both in-person and virtual teams work together, keeping you and baby as safe as possible.
- Confidence and peace of mind: Remote monitoring adds a layer of safety that can help reduce your stress and keeps your focus on your body and your baby, improving your overall birth experience.
