Section 4: Tocograph

The blue Toco (Tocograph) editing buttons allow you to edit

• Baseline
• Noise
• Shapes
• Contact

Baseline

When this is selected, baseline circles can be added to the Toco by tapping on the Toco trace.
Tap on a circle and drag it around to alter the baseline value.
Tap and hold on a circle to display the delete icon to remove.

Noise

When this is selected, noise circles can be added to the Toco by tapping on the Toco trace.
Tap on a circle and drag it around to alter the noise.
Tap and hold on a circle to display the delete icon to remove.

Shapes

Shapes are the way contractions can be added to a Toco trace

Scroll the images of the shapes to reveal the 6 shapes available.

Adding a new shape

1. Select a shape - the border will change from white to blue to indicate selected shape.
   
   
   
2. Tap on the Toco trace to add the shape
   
   
   
3. Tap and drag the shape to move it along the trace
   

Shape Length and Intensity

Select a shape on the Toco trace.
Use the Length and Intensity sliders to adjust the shape.

Shape Duplication and Deletion

Tap on a shape to reveal the duplicate and delete buttons

Duplicate - adds another shape to the right of the current shape

Delete - removes the shape.

Complex shapes

You can move shapes together to create complex shapes.

2 separate shapes

2 shapes combined

Final complex shape

Adding shapes to an existing FHR trace

If a FHR trace has already been added, when Toco shapes are selected, vertical reference lines will appear.

Contact

Loss of contact of the trace can be simulated.

1. Select a loss of contact type - full or intermittent
2. Tap on the Toco trace to add
   
3. Tap and drag to move the loss of contact
4. Adjust with the length slider
   
5. Tap and hold to show the duplicate and delete buttons