"...has been one of the major resources in fetal monitoring since its inception....This book will help move us out of the 20th century and into the 21st."--Doody's Book Review Service Designed for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, nurses cross-training in L&D, and Ob/Gyn nurses and physicians, this workbook is a step-by-step guide to using the equipment and identifying FHR pattern components and the significance of those components. Everything you need to know to enable you to identify the common signs of fetal well-being and the indicators of fetal compromise are included in this guide. Please see our separate entry for the third edition of the companion volume, Essentials of Fetal Monitoring, Third Edition. To learn more about Dr. Murray's seminars and certification classes, as well as how to purchase copies of her Fetal Monitoring in Clinical Practice Multimedia Interactive CD-Rom package, please visit her website at www.fetalmonitoring.com

This all new second edition of the best-selling "bible of fetal monitoring" answers all your questions. In this totally, revised edition, Dr. Murray discusses the controversies of electronic fetal monitoring & cerebral palsy, auscultation, standards of practice, maternal & fetal physiology, fetal acid-base balance, biochemical & biophysical fetal tests, intrauterine resuscitation, including oxygen use, fetal disrhythmias, antenatal testing & more! The book is an encyclopedia of fetal monitoring concepts with over 2,000 references, 174 fetal monitor tracings, 30 tables, 15 illustrations, & 10 photographs. The extensive equipment chapter was reviewed by 5 corporate sponsors. The documentation section has been expanded & includes an extensive discussion of computerized applications in obstetrics. All possible interventions for intrauterine resuscitation are explained, including amnioinfusion. Every possible fetal heart rate pattern, including twins & preterm patterns, fetal respiratory sinus arrhythmia, sinusoidal patterns & fetal seizures are presented. The appendix includes a glossary of terms, a list of high-risk factors, procedures related to use of a fetal monitor, & a survey of all the state boards of nursing regarding obstetric nursing practice. Twelve experts critiqued or contributed to this work. The book was reviewed by a nationally-acclaimed perinatologist prior to publication. No other fetal monitoring text can match it! Chapter 1: Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring: Purpose, Predictions & Practice Implications; Chapter 2: Regulations of the Fetal Heart Rate: Maternal & Fetal Physiology; Chapter 3: Fetal & Maternal Monitoring Equipment; Chapter 4: Fetal Acid-Base Balance; Chapter 5: The Baseline, Periodic, & Nonperiodic Changes; Chapter 6: Biochemical Fetal Monitoring: Tests & Interventions; Chapter 7: Variations of the Fetal Heart Rate (including disrhythmias); Chapter 8: Antenatal Tests; Chapter 9: Biophysical Tests; Appendix.

"...has been one of the major resources in fetal monitoring since its inception....This book will help move us out of the 20th century and into the 21st."--Doody's Book Review Service Designed for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives, nurses cross-training in L&D, and Ob/Gyn nurses and physicians, this workbook is a step-by-step guide to using the equipment and identifying FHR pattern components and the significance of those components. Everything you need to know to enable you to identify the common signs of fetal well-being and the indicators of fetal compromise are included in this guide. Please see our separate entry for the third edition of the companion volume, Essentials of Fetal Monitoring, Third Edition. To learn more about Dr. Murray's seminars and certification classes, as well as how to purchase copies of her Fetal Monitoring in Clinical Practice Multimedia Interactive CD-Rom package, please visit her website at www.fetalmonitoring.com

Inside this comprehensive reference, you'll find in-depth coverage of the liability risks common to obstetric and neonatal settings. From the basics of healthcare law and its relation to clinical practice, to detailed discussions aimed at specific liability challenges, this resource prepares you for the professional and legal responsibilities of today's perinatal nursing.

This book offers clinicians involved in perinatal care a detailed and in-depth perspective on electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). Topics include EFM management, antepartum and intrapartum fetal assessment and application of EFM in abnormal pregnancy, obstetrical complications, fetal acid-base balance, and fetal arrhythmias. Variant fetal heart rate patterns are presented with interpretation, diagnosis and comments from experts who have wealthy experience in high risk pregnancy intervention. It will be a valuable reference for physicians, nurses, and midwives who are responsible for initiating, performing, and interpreting EFM.

As over 85% of pregnant women entering labor and delivery floors undergo fetal monitoring, it is essential that nurses in this field are well-versed in the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Michelle Murray and company have created this workbook to provide a complete guide to fetal monitoring, useful for any nurse currently working in a labor and delivery setting as well those just starting their studies. You will not find a more essential volume on this topic, covering almost all issues you will encounter, including: , Systematic assessment of the pregnant patient External and internal fetal monitoring A step-by-step guide to the different equipment and procedures of fetal monitoring Detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings NICHD definitions to describe alternative terminology for documentation Skill testing exercises and true/false questions at each chapter end Ways to identify ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions Along with its use as a training guide, Essentials of Fetal Monitoring is an excellent reference for use at the bedside and should be a part of any labor and delivery nurse's repertoire. Please see our separate entry on the new third edition of Murray's classic Antepartal and Intrapartal Fetal Monitoring, also just published. To learn more about Dr. Murray's seminars and certification classes, as well as how to purchase copies of her Fetal Monitoring in Clinical Practice Multimedia Interactive CD-Rom package, please visit her website at www.fetalmonitoring.com

This updated book is a practical guide to intrapartum ultrasonography to help practitioners improve labor and delivery, and to limit, where possible, complications. Presenting the authors’ experiences, the book summarizes the state of the art in normal and abnormal labor. It clearly documents the use of intrapartum ultrasonography to evaluate the first and second stages of labor and diagnose the occiput posterior and transverse positions. Each situation is analyzed with the help of numerous informative images and invaluable tips and tricks showing how fetal head engagement and progression can be documented objectively. The importance of ultrasound in obstetrics risk management is also addressed. Explaining how intrapartum ultrasonography can be used to assess whether a safe natural delivery is likely or whether operative procedures are required, the book is a valuable resource for all professionals – physicians and midwifes alike – caring for women in labor.