Full Description
Written for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal-child and family birth nurses, Essentials of Fetal and Uterine Monitoring, Fifth Edition, expertly presents how to identify fetal well-being and the signs of potential fetal and uterine compromise. An accurate interpretation of fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity helps to ensure the safest labor and delivery process for mother and baby.
Chapters present the best practices for distinguishing normal from abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity. Designed in an engaging workbook-style format with step-by-step instruction, this evidence-based resource is for the beginning learner as well as the seasoned professional.
Key Features
Covers systematic assessment of the pregnant patient
Addresses external and internal fetal and maternal monitoring
Includes a step-by-step guide to fetal monitoring equipment and procedures
Based on peer-reviewed clinically applicable research
Contains detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings
Clarifies differences between maternal and fetal heart rate patterns
Contains a dedicated section on chronic hypoxia, acute asphyxia, and the nursing role
Identifies ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions
Sets forth legal issues
Provides skill-testing exercises
What's NEW
Includes a NEW evidence-based section on normal vs. excessive uterine activity discussing prevention of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Increased focus on the uterus and the effect of contractions on fetal health.
All relevant sections updated to include latest evidence, research, equipment, clinical practice considerations, and interventions.
Contents
CONTENTS
List of Reviewers
Introduction
Section 1 Systematic Assessment of the Pregnant Woman
Section 2 The Paper Output and the Computer Image
Section 3 External and Internal Fetal Monitoring
Section 4 Maternal Heart Rate Patterns
Section 5 Uterine Contractions
Section 6 Abnormal Uterine Activity
Section 7 The Baseline
Section 8 Baseline Variability
Section 9 Short-Term Variability
Section 10 Accelerations
Section 11 Early Decelerations
Section 12 Late and Spontaneous Decelerations
Section 13 Variable Decelerations and the Checkmark Pattern
Section 14 Prolonged Decelerations
Section 15 Fetal Hypoxia, Acidosis, and Asphyxia
Section 16 Strip Evaluation and Categorization of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
Section 17 Fetal Monitoring Workshops Sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Section 18 Skills Validation
Glossary
Index
