[Fetal home telemonitoring: the Nancy experience from 1992-1997. analysis of 12649 recordings]

We report the French experience with high risk pregnancies and fetal heart rate monitoring at home. Data were recorded for 376 patients who underwent obstetrical home monitoring from 1992 to 1997 (12,649 recordings). In comparison with data in the literature, our findings show this method is technically reliable. Telemonitoring of high risk pregnancies is as about as safe as traditional hospitalization. Perinatal mortality was not higher in high risk pregnancies followed with home monitoring. We this method, we achieved a lower number of hospitalization days and stays.