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Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Donald Gibb, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

Fetal Monitoring in Practice

Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2007 | 3rd Revised edition
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-10004-8 (ISBN)
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Offers a practical approach to fetal monitoring, to ensure both safe delivery and recognising the emotional needs of the mother and family. This book presents essential concepts, illustrated with real case histories and heart-rate patterns.
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.

Accessible, straightforward style
Real case histories and fetal heart-rate patterns
Recording of maternal heart rate
Fetal ECG waveform analysis
Basic pathophysiology



Fully updated text throughout
Expanded section on medicolegal issues helps avoid litigation
Updated chapter on admission cardiotocography
Latest NICE guidelines

Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George's University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.

1 Introduction

2 Clinical assessment and recording

3 Electronic fetal monitoring: terminology

4 Control of the fetal heart and NICE guidelines

5 Cardiotocographic interpretation: the basics

6 Antepartum fetal surveillance

7 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation

8 Cardiotocographic interpretation: clinical scenario

9 Contraction assessment

10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes

11 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems

12 The role of the scalp

13 Alterntaive methods of intrapartum fetal surveillance

14 Computer technology and the cardiotocograph

15 Medico-legal issues

16 Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.12.2007
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
ISBN-10 0-443-10004-7 / 0443100047
ISBN-13 978-0-443-10004-8 / 9780443100048
Zustand Neuware
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