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Draft: Monitoring
Once a baby is diagnosed post-mature, usually at or greater than 42 weeks of gestational age, the mother should be offered additional monitoring as this can provide valuable clues that the baby's health is being maintained.

Fetal movement recording
Regular movements of the baby is the best sign indicating that it is still in good health. The mother should keep a "kick-chart" to record the movements of her baby. A rate of fewer than 10 movements in 2 hours is not a good sign, and a doctor should be contacted. If there is a reduction in the number of movements it could indicate placental deterioration.

Electronic fetal monitoring
Electronic fetal monitoring uses a cardiotocograph to check the baby's heartbeat and is typically monitored over a 30-minute period. If the heartbeat proves to be normal, the doctor will not usually suggest induced labor.

Ultrasound scan
An ultrasound scan evaluates the amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. If the placenta is deteriorating, then the amount of fluid will be low, and induced labor is highly recommended. However, ultra sounds are not always accurate since they also monitor the fetus's development, and if the fetus is smaller than normal, the doctor's guess at the age can be quite off. The actual placenta won't start to deteriorate until about 46 weeks. Because of the risks, doctors favour induction by 42 weeks.

Biophysical profile
A biophysical profile checks for the baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby.

Doppler flow study
Doppler flow study is a type of ultrasound that measures the amount of blood flowing in and out of the placenta.

Original: Monitoring
Once a baby is diagnosed post-mature, the mother should be offered additional monitoring as this can provide valuable clues that the baby's health is being maintained.

Fetal movement recording
Regular movements of the baby is the best sign indicating that it is still in good health. The mother should keep a "kick-chart" to record the movements of her baby. A rate of fewer than 10 movements in 2 hours is not a good sign, and a doctor should be contacted. If there is a reduction in the number of movements it could indicate placental deterioration.

Electronic fetal monitoring
Electronic fetal monitoring uses a cardiotocograph to check the baby's heartbeat and is typically monitored over a 30-minute period. If the heartbeat proves to be normal, the doctor will not usually suggest induced labor.

Ultrasound scan
An ultrasound scan evaluates the amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. If the placenta is deteriorating, then the amount of fluid will be low, and induced labor is highly recommended. However, ultra sounds are not always accurate since they also monitor the fetus's development, and if the fetus is smaller than normal, the doctor's guess at the age can be quite off. The actual placenta won't start to deteriorate until about 46 weeks. Because of the risks, doctors favour induction by 42 weeks.

Biophysical profile
A biophysical profile checks for the baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby.

Doppler flow study
Doppler flow study is a type of ultrasound that measures the amount of blood flowing in and out of the placenta.

Workplan for Postterm Pregnancy
I am planning to edit the part Monitoring because the description of each monitoring method is quite short. I will avoid close paraphrasing or plagiarism. I will find secondary resources with proper citations from sites such as PubMed, UpToDate, etc. I will identify whether the sources are neutral or biased. It will be noted if a source is biased. After editing Monitoring, I will try to edit other portions.

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