The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses has released their first e-book: the fifth revision of "Fetal Heart Monitoring: Principles and Practices."
The new e-book is useful for perinatal clinicians who use fetal monitoring techniques in antepartum and intrapartum practice.
Topics covered in the tool include:
- Physiologic basis for fetal and uterine monitoring
- Interpretation of fetal heart and uterine patterns
- Physiologic interventions for fetal tracing characteristics and patterns
- Assessment of fetal oxygenation and acid-base status
- Antenatal testing methods; and
- Clinical communication and documentation
To download the fifth edition of AWHONN's "Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles and Practices," click here.
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