Methods and Procedures The study population included of women admitted to either Maimonides Medical Center (NY, USA) or Bnai Zion Medical Center (Haifa, Israel) in the active phase of labor, with singleton pregnancy and vertex presentation. One hundred and ten (110) subjects were enrolled in the study. Two subjects were excluded from the study as one from Bnai Zion Medical Center had a system malfunction (PC failure) and one subject from Maimonides Medical Center changed her mind and refused to participate in the study. Sixty Seven (67) subjects (62%) were enrolled at Maimonides Medical Center and forty one (41) subjects (38%) were enrolled at Bnai Zion Medical Center. Subject's mean age was 28.2 years (ranging from 15.8 years to 39.5).