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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791758903321

Autore

Murray Michelle (Michelle L.)

Titolo

Essentials of fetal monitoring [[electronic resource] /] / Michelle L. Murray, Gayle Huelsmann, Nanci Koperski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Company, c2011

ISBN

1-283-10016-9

9786613100160

0-8261-0638-2

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (378 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HuelsmannGayle

KoperskiNanci

Disciplina

618.3/20754

Soggetti

Fetal heart rate monitoring

Fetal monitoring

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Systematic assessment of the pregnant woman -- section 2. The paper -- section 3. External and internal fetal monitoring -- section 4. Maternal heart rate patterns -- section 5. Uterine contractions -- section 6. The baseline -- section 7. Baseline variability -- section 8. Short-term variability -- section 9. Accellerations -- section 10. Early decelerations -- section 11. Late and spontaneous decelerations -- section 12. Variable decelerations and the checkmark pattern -- section 13. Prolonged decelerations -- section 14. Chronic hypoxia, acute asphyxia -- section 15. Strip evaluation and categorization -- section 16. NICHD definitions -- section 17. Skills validation.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring, now in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive compilation of up-to-date knowledge on the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Newly revised and updated, it features two new chapters on monitoring maternal heart rate patterns and legal issues involved in care, new fetal monitor ""strips,"" and updated visual materials, references and resources. This book is an invaluable companion for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, and maternal-child and



family nurses. Key Features.: Covers systematic assessment