| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) |
| Contents |
Systematic assessment of the pregnant woman -- The paper -- External and internal fetal monitoring -- Uterine contractions -- The baseline -- Baseline variability -- Short-term variability -- Accelerations -- Early decelerations -- Late and spontaneous decelerations -- Variable decelerations -- Prolonged decelerations -- Chronic hypoxia, acute asphyxia -- Strip evaluation and categorization -- NICHD definitions -- Skills validation tools |
| Summary |
This comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring, now in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive compilation of up-to-date knowledge on the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Newly revised and updated, it features two new chapters on monitoring maternal heart rate patterns and legal issues involved in care, new fetal monitor "strips," and updated visual materials, references and resources. This book is an invaluable companion for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal-child and family nurses. Key Features.: Covers systematic assessm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fetal heart rate monitoring.
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Fetal monitoring.
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Heart Rate, Fetal
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Fetal Monitoring
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Cardiotocography
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MEDICAL -- Perinatology & Neonatology.
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Fetal heart rate monitoring
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Fetal monitoring
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Huelsmann, Gayle.
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Koperski, Nanci.
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| LC no. |
2010052917 |
| ISBN |
9780826106384 |
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0826106382 |
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