Fetal Monitoring in Practice Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
Prepared by editors of international renown, the latest edition of Fetal Monitoring in Practice has been fully updated throughout and now presents the latest information in colour! New features include an expanded international author team, the latest guidelines from NICE and FIGO, updated information on clinical assessment and medical litigation, and a new chapter on competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice.
Prepared by editors of international renown, the latest edition of Fetal Monitoring in Practice has been fully updated throughout and now presents the latest information in colour! New features include an expanded international author team, the latest guidelines from NICE and FIGO, updated information on clinical assessment and medical litigation, and a new chapter on competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice.
Key Features
- Clear and friendly writing style makes a potentially challenging subject straightforward and accessible
- Explains the correct use of terminology to help ensure safe and accurate communication
- Emphasizes the importance of using monitoring techniques within the context of detailed clinical assessment
- Explains the basics of interpretation including the influence of drugs used for pain relief
- Explains common pitfalls associated with equipment usage and provides practical advice on how to avoid them
- Explains the underlying pathophysiology associated with abnormal changes seen on the CTG
- Explains and contextualizes relevant clinical trial data
- Clinical scenarios demonstrate common presentations such as breech birth, twin pregnancies, brow presentation, hypertension, and eclampsia
- Real CTG traces demonstrate more complex presentations such as prolonged deceleration, placental abruption, and fetal bleeding
- Perfect for candidates undertaking the Advanced Training Skills Module of the RCOGs 'Advanced Labour Ward Practice'
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780702075865 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | Edited by Donald Gibb, MD MRCP FRCOG and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Edition Number | 4 |
| Format | eBook |
| Trim | Other |
| Imprint | Churchill Livingstone |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 23 May 2017 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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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
Amazon Review comments of previous edition
"This book is so interesting. I originally purchased it to write an assignment but as I referred to it I would find another interesting bit and get lost in it for another 30 minutes. It will now be my new bible on the delivery suite!
If you are a midwifery student this book is completely worth getting. It is easy to read and explains CTGs in an understandable way. It helps a lot in practice on the acute wards!
This is a ‘must have’ for all midwives and doctors working in the labour ward environment. It is also an important learning tool for both midwifery and medical students.
This is an excellent book which really helped me with my interpretation of CTGs.
I would highly recommend this book. As a midwifery student I find this book - while detailed - very easy to follow.

