Labtron Teaching Stethoscope, Black, Student and Medical Assistant Accessories, 540

Works well

Great for teaching hearing quality isn’t great but u can switch the bells of the stethoscopes

This item is advertised as "Ideal for expectant parents who want to listen to baby's heartbeat together". However, there are no instructions included or further information about how to use it that way. If it's being marketed to non-medical personnel, it seems to me there should be some information with the stethoscope. Furthermore, our doctor told us that she can't even find a baby's heartbeat with a stethoscope... she needs to use a different device (fetoscope)as a stethoscope is too hard to use for this purpose.If you are looking for an item to hear a baby's heartbeat, this is definitely not it. Ask your doctor for a recommendation.The stethoscope comes unassembled, you need to put it together yourself. It's harder than you would think, the tubing is pretty inflexible. The earpieces are extremely tight, to the point that it is painful to use for more than a few seconds at a time. We've tried to stretch them out but have been unsuccessful.All the above being said, we are obviously not frequent users of stethoscopes and so really don't know how to use it. The materials seem fairly cheap to us but again, we have nothing to compare it to. I would recommend only people who know what they are doing with a stethoscope think about buying this...and I'd look at other ones before making a decision on what to purchase.I'm giving this three stars as it was fairly inexpensive, and could possibly be useful in more knowledgeable hands... but this is probably not for the average Amazon shopper.

Arrived in the mail without the piece needed to connect the two together. Will be returning

Hi, just a clarification about these types of stethoscopes. These are standard diagnostic stethoscopes used for basic ascultation: hearing heart sounds, breath sounds and abdominal sounds. They are NOT designed for listening to fetal heart sounds.