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The Age
7 hours ago
- The Age
Popular at-home fetal monitors linked to stillbirths, newborn deaths
Australia's medical device watchdog is warning pregnant women against using popular portable fetal heart monitors, after the devices were implicated in six stillbirths and newborn deaths since 2022. The most recent death was on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said. The sale of handheld fetal heart monitors – also known as portable fetal dopplers – was banned in Australia in September 2024 after a TGA review confirmed the devices were 'falsely reassuring' pregnant women that their distressed unborn babies had healthy heartbeats, leading to delays in seeking medical attention and death. But retailers have continued to sell the popular, though illegal, devices to would-be Australian parents. '[W]e are aware of devices being sold illegally through online platforms,' the TGA said in a statement, adding: 'There are no home-use [fetal] dopplers approved for supply in Australia by the TGA.' People who use the devices without specialised training can easily mistake the sounds of the mother's blood flow or the placenta as a fetal heartbeat, providing potentially inaccurate reassurance, obstetricians and midwives have warned. 'Using a home-use [fetal] heart monitor to check a baby's heartbeat may seem reassuring, but it can be dangerously misleading,' the TGA's alert read. There have also been cases where parents could not find a fetal heartbeat using the devices, causing unnecessary panic, the TGA said. A Google search for fetal monitors returns dozens of hits for portable dopplers for sale, including several Australian-based retailers, potentially attracting criminal and civil penalties.
Sydney Morning Herald
7 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Popular at-home fetal monitors linked to stillbirths, newborn deaths
Australia's medical device watchdog is warning pregnant women against using popular portable fetal heart monitors, after the devices were implicated in six stillbirths and newborn deaths since 2022. The most recent death was on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said. The sale of handheld fetal heart monitors – also known as portable fetal dopplers – was banned in Australia in September 2024 after a TGA review confirmed the devices were 'falsely reassuring' pregnant women that their distressed unborn babies had healthy heartbeats, leading to delays in seeking medical attention and death. But retailers have continued to sell the popular, though illegal, devices to would-be Australian parents. '[W]e are aware of devices being sold illegally through online platforms,' the TGA said in a statement, adding: 'There are no home-use [fetal] dopplers approved for supply in Australia by the TGA.' People who use the devices without specialised training can easily mistake the sounds of the mother's blood flow or the placenta as a fetal heartbeat, providing potentially inaccurate reassurance, obstetricians and midwives have warned. 'Using a home-use [fetal] heart monitor to check a baby's heartbeat may seem reassuring, but it can be dangerously misleading,' the TGA's alert read. There have also been cases where parents could not find a fetal heartbeat using the devices, causing unnecessary panic, the TGA said. A Google search for fetal monitors returns dozens of hits for portable dopplers for sale, including several Australian-based retailers, potentially attracting criminal and civil penalties.
Perth Now
9 hours ago
- Perth Now
Passenger reveals what caused diarrhoea that stopped a plane
An American nanny who went viral for her airplane diarrhoea horror story has revealed the true cause behind the mortifying incident. Meghan Reinertsen, 29, was aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark to Indianapolis in the United States when she experienced 'biohazard diarrhoea', resulting in a hazmat crew boarding the plane and the next flight being cancelled. A TikTok she posted about the experience, which has now had more than 20 million views, spoke about the July 2024 incident in detail. 'I (was) in agonising pain, I (was) just full body sweating, crying, my insides cramping,' she said in the clip. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. While social media comments and news outlets were quick to attribute Reinertsen's situation to norovirus, she has since confirmed the cause was something a lot simpler … food poisoning from a hamburger. 'I had eaten part of an undercooked burger before I left to get back to Indiana,' she confessed to the Daily Mail, saying she had only consumed a couple of bites of the bloody patty. Although most cases don't occur in a United Airlines plane toilet, Ms Reinertsen's mid-flight gastrointestinal struggle isn't that uncommon. Meghan Reinertsen's bathroom dilemma was caused by an undercooked burger consumed before the flight. Credit: @meghanreinertsen / Instagram According to the Centre For Disease Control And Prevention, one in seven Americans experience food poisoning annually with 128,000 people admitted to hospital due to the condition every year. In the video, Ms Reinertsen reported the 'disturbance' in her stomach developed five hours into the flight, which aligns with the usual onset of foodborne illnesses. Food poisoning symptoms typically start anywhere from two to six hours after a person has consumed the offending item. Despite the tale of her destructive diarrhoea being seen by millions, Ms Reinertsen hasn't let the experience phase her — saying she is able to enjoy the humorous side of her bathroom battle and is grateful her video was able to bond people over similar experiences. 'I have had an egregious amount of people reach out to me with their own plane horror stories, which I love to hear,' Ms Reinertsen told the Daily Mail. 'I'm happy that I have been able to make people feel better about their own situations.'
