Fetal Monitoring in Practice
By- Donald Gibb, MD, MRCP, FRCOG, MEWI, Independent Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Birth Company, London, UK
- Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, c, Professor and Academic Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University Medical School, London, UK
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Simple, direct and practical, this popular book has been comprehensively updated to cover recent guidelines and procedures. It offers a practical and accessible approach to fetal monitoring, to ensure both safe delivery and recognising the emotional needs of the mother and family. Essential concepts are presented in an accessible manner, well illustrated with real case histories and heart-rate patterns.
Paperback, 264 Pages
Published: December 2007
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-10004-8
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Clinical assessment and recording
3 Electronic fetal monitoring: terminology
4 Control of the fetal heart and NICE guidelines5 Cardiotocographic interpretation: the basics
6 Antepartum fetal surveillance7 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation
8 Cardiotocographic interpretation: clinical scenario9 Contraction assessment
10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes11 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems
12 The role of the scalp13 Alterntaive methods of intrapartum fetal surveillance
14 Computer technology and the cardiotocograph15 Medico-legal issues
16 Conclusion
