Pinard Stethoscope By Bardia Devices

Endoscope for visual examination of the pregnant uterus.
It is used externally on the mother's abdomen to auscultate (listen to) the fetal heart tones after about 18 weeks gestation..

There are two types of Pinard Stethoscope: Stethoscope for listening to a fetal heartbeat and a fiber-optic scope for viewing the fetus internally.
Pinard Horn is a hollow horn-shaped stethoscope approximately 6 inches in length, that is pressed against the patients stomach. Horn must be at a precise location close to the heart in order to hear the fetal heartbeat. Because of this, it is considered to be a more accurate device than the Doppler Fetal Monitor, which picks up tones that can be further from the heart, but has become the fetal heartbeat monitor of choice in the United States.

Pinard Horn is commonly used in Europe by doctors, nurses, and midwives and is considered to be a more practical, less expensive, and safer alternative to the Doppler device.