Principles of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
We are pleased to introduce the third edition of our textbook entitled Principles of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring . This textbook expands our awareness of the physiologic basis for fetal assessment. The inital chapters in this book focus upon the basic physiology of oxygen delivery to the fetus. In subsequent chapters, different aspects of fetal assessment are reviewed. Each section is accompanied by numerous examples of fetal heart rate tracings. Many of the fetal heart rate tracings offer examples of basic fetal heart rate strip interpretation. Others have been selected specifically for the adult learner seeking a more advanced level of interpretation in more complicated fetal heart rate tracings
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Table of Contents by Chapter
- Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy
- Fluid Dynamics in Pregnancy
- Fetal Oxygen and Acid-Base Metabolism
- Amniotic Fluid Volume
- Normal Tracings, Tachycardia, and Bradycardia
- Uterine Activity and Intrauterine Pressure Catheterization
- Early Decelerations
- Variable Decelerations
- Late Decelerations
- Sinusoidal and Pseudosinusoidal Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
- Accelerations, Nonstress Tests, and Vibroacoustic Stimulation
- Contraction Stress Test
- Biophysical Profile
- Doppler Umbilical Artery Velocimetry
- Putting It All Together
