During labor, internal monitoring may be needed and is usually in the form of an electrode placed under the baby's scalp. See Fetal Scalp Electrode.

activities undertaken by a company and executed by its staff, agents, or contracted third-party professionals to monitor Code compliance in its facilities. Such activities can range from informal assessments of compliance (e.g., a factory walkthrough to check heath and safety conditions, such as fire safety, chemical storage, etc.) to "full" audits, which are more comprehensive assessments and include most or all of the components of a "monitoring visit" listed above. Independent External Monitoring (IEM): a monitoring visit that is undertaken by an FLA-accredited monitor to assess and report on the status of factory compliance with the FLA Code and Obligations of Companies. The visit is not announced in advance to either the company or the factory, and is conducted by a monitor that is selected and paid for by the FLA. Required components of independent external monitoring include: gathering information from local sources, confidential worker interviews, management interviews, records review, visual inspection, and analysis and reporting. (Please refer to the FLA's Monitoring Guidance document for descriptions of each of these activities.)