5 Monitoring Contractions (External)
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Worse trace quality or
fluctuant TOCO baseline
Too tight or too loose
abdomen belt or no
elasticity
Ensure the abdomen belt has been
used accurately and neither too
tight, nor too loose
Maternal Movement
Relax patient’s spirit
Fetal Movement
Wait for a moment then monitor
Too high TOCO sensitivity
(higher than 100 unit)
The body pressure from
uterus to TOCO
transducer is far higher
than the average value.
Insure favorable contact for patient
skin with TOCO transducer. Change
the position of TOCO transducer, if
necessary.
Attachment 3 Monitoring Figure
