Welcoming your baby into the world is incredible. Knowing your monitoring options during labour can help you feel calm, confident, and more in control. Monitoring tracks your baby’s well-being and your contractions to ensure everything is progressing as it should. Depending on your circumstances, your midwife or doctor may recommend different methods. Here’s a breakdown of what you might encounter. Doppler Monitoring Hand-Held Monitoring (Intermittent Auscultation) What it is