Fetal Monitoring in Practice

ISBN-13: 9780323931458 / Angielski

Donald Gibb; Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

Spis treści

1 Introduction 

2 Clinical assessment and recording 

3 Auscultation of the fetal heart rate 

4 Electronic fetal monitoring - terminology and interpretation 

5 Pathophysiology of fetal heart rate (FHR) 

6 NICE and FIGO guidelines for interpretation of FHR patterns 

7 Antepartum fetal surveillance 

8 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation 

9 Assessment of uterine contractions 

10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes 

11 Meconium, infection, anaemia, bleeding 

12 Cardiotocographic interpretation: additional clinical scenarios 

13 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems 

14 Fetal scalp blood sampling pH and lactate 

15 Fetal ECG waveform analysis 

16 Medico legal issues with CTG and current strategies to reduce litigation 

17 Competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice 

New Chapter: Machine Learning 

New Chapter: Fetal Monitoring in the Future