What if pregnant women could monitor their baby's heart rate using their mobile phone? The idea is not so far-fetched. A ...

University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using ...

Heart rate is an important sign of fetal health, yet few technologies exist to easily and inexpensively track fetal heart rates outside of doctors’ offices. This can create risks for pregnancies in ...

For expectant parents, knowing their baby's heart is beating at a healthy rate can be deeply reassuring. So it's understandable that a device that allows parents to check their baby's heartbeat — a ...

These devices may feel reassuring, but they aren't always giving you the full picture of your baby's health.

You can typically hear your baby's heartbeat with a Doppler stethoscope between weeks 9 and 12 of pregnancy. Here are six simple reasons why you might not. One of the most exciting pregnancy ...