Thoroughly revised for its Third Edition, this volume is a practical guide to the physiology, instrumentation, applications, and interpretation of fetal heart rate monitoring. A major portion of the book presents actual cases and monitoring strips that illustrate abnormalities such as fetal distress, fetal distress in prematurity, and central nervous system dysfunction. This edition features a new chapter on fetal pulse oximetry using a non-invasive electrode placed on the fetus's cheek during labour. Case examples include strips from the cheek electrode and the traditional scalp electrode. This edition also includes information on new drugs used during labour that affect fetal heart rate. FEATURES: Case-based approach to FHR monitoring Dr. Garite was a principal investigator for the FDA in approval of a non-invasive electrode that can be placed on the cheek of the fetus during labor
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF FETAL MONITORING CHAPTER 2: PHYSIOLOGIC BASIS OF FETAL MONITORING CHAPTER 3: EFFECTS OF HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA ON THE FETUS AND NEWBORN AND THE IMPACT OF INTRAPARTUM ELECTRONIC FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING CHAPTER 4: INSTRUMENTATION AND ARTIFACT DETECTION CHAPTER 5: UTERINE CONTRACTION MONITORING CHAPTER 6: BASIC PATTERN RECOGNITION CHAPTER 7: FETAL CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS CHAPTER 8: FETAL ACID BASE MONITORING CHAPTER 9: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF NON-REASSURING FHR PATTERNS CHAPTER 10: FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY CHAPTER 11: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF FETAL DISTRESS IN PREMATURE GESTATION CHAPTER 12: ANTEPARTUM FETAL MONITORING CHAPTER 13: ANTEPARTUM MANAGEMENT OF THE HIGH RISK PATIENT CHAPTER 14: FETAL HEART RATE PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH FETAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION CHAPTER 15: PITFALLS IN ANTEPARTUM AND INTRAPARTUM FETAL MONITORIN
