Electronic Fetal Monitoring

This comprehensive text emphasizes the practical application of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). Case scenarios link various clinical situations with data interpretation to promote critical thinking. Relevant, up-to-date research helps readers develop problem solving skills; identify optimal treatment responses; and become familiar with the disease and nondisease conditions in pregnant patients that affect fetal health. More than 170 EFM strips complement the text. This edition has more monitoring strips and a new chapter on electronic record-keeping by a well-known expert.

Electronic Fetal Monitoring: Concepts and Applications, Second Edition is a must-have purchase for anyone responsible for EFM interpretation.

NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:

• More rhythm strips
• New chapter on Electronic Record-Keeping by well-known expert
• Enhance the basic chapter on Pattern Interpretation, and add more complicated examples to our chapter with the Exercises
• Expanded Competence Validation chapter to touch on patient safety and the importance of interdisciplinary communication
• Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Equipment and Technology chapter: including newer technologic features of electronic fetal monitors that might be of consequence to the reader (e.g., features that address multiple gestation, such as heart beat coincidence)
• Fetal Heart Rate Pattern Interpretation chapter: Inserted additional basic patterns and uterine activity information to round out the book for the more novice clinician
• Antepartum Fetal Assessment chapter: added information on S/D ratios