For women with low-risk pregnancies, electronic fetal monitoring is recommended on admission for labor if the membranes have ruptured; continuous monitoring is used if fetal heart rate abnormalities are identified (Cunningham et al., 2013c). External monitoring is available for women whose membranes are intact or ruptured and is preferred. Complications of internal electronic fetal monitoring reported include fetal injury by the electrode, entanglement with cord leading to severe cord compression, placental penetration by catheter causing hemorrhage, or uterine perforation during catheter insertion. Internal monitoring may increase infection risk in both the fetus and the mother.