title: Ultrasound-based fetal tracking technology during labor: is it the next best thing?
abstract: In this column, the author reprises a recent selection from the Lamaze International research blog, Science & Sensibility. With the introduction of a new technology intended to acutely track fetal station and position during labor through birth, questions are being raised about the necessity-and possible danger-of this technology and its potential impact on normal birth.
authors.forename: Kimmelin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hull
keywords: GPS tracking; LaborPro; electronic fetal monitoring; labor and birth; normal birth; ultrasound