Provides practitioners with the references and resources they need to provide quality care to women and their fetuses. This title serves as a resource for a practice-based discipline, with details and references. The protocols and procedures found in the appendix are applicable to clinical practices that include fetal monitors.

The third edition provides practitioners with the needed references and resources they need to provide quality care to women and their fetuses. It is a cutting edge resource for a practice-based discipline, with details and references that are specific and clear. In addition, the protocols and procedures found in the appendix are applicable to clinical practices that include fetal monitors.

Chapter 1 Fetal and Maternal Monitoring Equipment
Chapter 2 The Baseline, Accelerations, and Decelerations
Chapter 3 Regulation of the Fetal Heart Rate
Chapter 4 Extrinsic Factors that Affect Oxygen Delivery and FHR
Chapter 5 Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 6 Prediction and Prevention of Intrapartal Fetal Asphyxia.