Foetal Monitoring
Published on 1. December 1989
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-7194-0135-0 (ISBN)
Description
Foetal monitoring involves assessment and surveillance of the condition of the foetus during pregnancy and labour. 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. The field of foetal monitoring continues to change and, whilst certain principles and practices are becoming well-established, others are being developed or modified. This volume covers the physiology of the foetus and goes on to discuss the methods used in monitoring and the analysis of the results.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-7194-0135-0 (9780719401350)
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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