Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

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Author: Julian Parer, MD, PhD, Tekoa King, CNM, MPH, FACNM, Tomoaki Ikeda, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2018
ISBN 10: 1284090337
ISBN 13: 9781284090338
eISBN: 9781284090345
Edition: 3rd
Description:
Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: The 5-Tier System, Third Edition describes the common practices of fetal heart rate monitoring and interpretation in midwifery and nursing practice. It contains the most up-to-date evidence for clinical management of fetal heart rate monitoring during a woman’s labor. The Third Edition outlines the basic physiology of the fetal heart and fetal circulation, acid-base balance, and fetal cerebral metabolism. In addition, it describes the fetal heart rate monitoring technology currently in use. Also reviewed are the nomenclature, definitions, and the underlying physiologic mechanisms for variant fetal heart rate patterns.
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