The latest edition of this popular book is essential reading for all midwives and doctors working in the labour ward.
It has been fully updated but retains the essential features that have contributed to its popularity – an accessible writing style, easy-to-understand explanation of CTGs, and case studies and illustrations to make the content as accessible and practical as possible.
Fetal monitoring is a challenging area that requires skill and experience to practise well. This volume explores the subject matter in a detailed but straightforward manner, thus becoming an invaluable resource for health practitioners as well as midwifery and medical students.
1. 1. Introduction - p. xii 2. 2. Clinical Assessment and Recording - p. 5 3. 3. Intermittent Auscultation Of the Fetal Heart Rate - p. 16 4. 4. Electronic Fetal Monitoring:: Terminology And Interpretation – The Basics - p. 24 5. 5. Pathophysiology of Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) Patterns - p. 46 6. 6. Interpretation of Intrapartum Cardiotocography - p. 61 7. 7. Antepartum Fetal Surveillance - p. 69 8. 8. The Admission Test by Cardiotocography or by Auscultation - p. 88 9. 9. Assessment of Uterine Contractions - p. 105 10. 10. The use of Oxytocin and FHR Changes - p. 111 11. 11. Meconium, Infection, Anaemia and Bleeding - p. 118 12. 12. Cardiotocographic Interpretation – Additional Clinical Scenarios - p. 129 13. 13. Cardiotocographic Interpretation:: More Difficult Problems - p. 140 14. 14. Fetal Scalp Blood Sampling - p. 156 15. 15. Fetal Electrocardiograph Waveform Analysis - p. 167 16. 16. Medicolegal Issues With Cardiotocograph and Current Strategies to Reduce Litigation - p. 175 17. 17. Fetal Wellbeing in Labour – National Initiatives, Challenges and the Future - p. 184 18. 18. Reflections and Conclusion - p. 195 19. INDEX - p. 197
The latest edition of this popular book is essential reading for all midwives and doctors working in the labour ward.
It has been fully updated but retains the essential features that have contributed to its popularity – an accessible writing style, easy-to-understand explanation of CTGs, and case studies and illustrations to make the content as accessible and practical as possible.
Fetal monitoring is a challenging area that requires skill and experience to practise well. This volume explores the subject matter in a detailed but straightforward manner, thus becoming an invaluable resource for health practitioners as well as midwifery and medical students.
1. 1. Introduction - p. xii 2. 2. Clinical Assessment and Recording - p. 5 3. 3. Intermittent Auscultation Of the Fetal Heart Rate - p. 16 4. 4. Electronic Fetal Monitoring:: Terminology And Interpretation – The Basics - p. 24 5. 5. Pathophysiology of Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) Patterns - p. 46 6. 6. Interpretation of Intrapartum Cardiotocography - p. 61 7. 7. Antepartum Fetal Surveillance - p. 69 8. 8. The Admission Test by Cardiotocography or by Auscultation - p. 88 9. 9. Assessment of Uterine Contractions - p. 105 10. 10. The use of Oxytocin and FHR Changes - p. 111 11. 11. Meconium, Infection, Anaemia and Bleeding - p. 118 12. 12. Cardiotocographic Interpretation – Additional Clinical Scenarios - p. 129 13. 13. Cardiotocographic Interpretation:: More Difficult Problems - p. 140 14. 14. Fetal Scalp Blood Sampling - p. 156 15. 15. Fetal Electrocardiograph Waveform Analysis - p. 167 16. 16. Medicolegal Issues With Cardiotocograph and Current Strategies to Reduce Litigation - p. 175 17. 17. Fetal Wellbeing in Labour – National Initiatives, Challenges and the Future - p. 184 18. 18. Reflections and Conclusion - p. 195 19. INDEX - p. 197
