Foetal Monitoring
Published on 1. June 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
265 pages
978-0-19-262111-5 (ISBN)
Description
Fetal monitoring involves assessment and surveillance of the condition of the fetus during pregnancy and labor. Appropriate interpretation of the information requires an understanding of the methods used, and knowledge of the predictive ability of the test for a particular outcome measure. This volume offers a comprehensive survey of the important field of fetal monitoring. The procedures involved continue to change and while certain principles and practices are becoming well-established, others are being further developed or modified. The international authors represented here are all involved with aspects of fetal monitoring and offer the most authoritative overview available. This book was first published in 1989 and now appears in paperback for the first time.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
line drawings
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262111-5 (9780192621115)
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Content
SECTION 1: Physiology; Normal development of the placenta; Uterine blood flow and fetal growth; Physiological adaptation in fetal growth retardation; Neurological sequelae of intrauterine deprivation; Fetal behavioural states; Fetal distress or physiological response and adaptation?. SECTION 2: Methods of antepartum fetal monitoring; Routine ultrasound in pregnancy; AFP screening in early pregnancy; Antenatal diagnostic procedures; Routine clinical screening for fetal well-being; Test of fetal well-being using the fetal heart rate; Fetal breathing movements; The biophysical profile; Doppler ultrasound blood velocity waveforms; The biomedical evaluation of placental function. SECTION 3: Use of antepartum fetal monitoring; Fetal risks in pregnancy; Routine antepartum fetal heart-rate monitoring; Screening and diagnosis of fetal growth retardation; Monitoring the growth-retarded fetus; Fetal monitoring in diabetic pregnancy; Fetal monitoring in prolonged pregnancy. SECTION 4: Methods of intrapartum fetal monitoring; Liquor assessment: meconium and oligohydramnios; Uterine activity in labour; The FHR admission text; Fetal stimulation in labour; Intrapartum fetal heart-rate patterns; Second-stage fetal heart-rate patterns; Computer analysis of FHR patterns in labour; Fetal pH and FHR patterns in labour; Fetal acid-base measurements in labour; Continuous pH and blood-gas measurements in labour; Fetal ECG waveform and analysis in labour; Umbilical cord analysis and Apgar scores. Section 5: Use of intrapartum fetal monitoring; Fetal risks in labour; Fetal monitoring in normal labour; Fetal monitoring in high-risk labour; Effectiveness and safety of intrapartum fetal monitoring; Fetal monitoring and analgesia in labour; Factors influencing neonatal condition at birth; Intrapartum hypoxia, birth asphyxia and handicap; Medico-legal aspects of fetal monitoring.