Fetal Monitoring in Practice , 5th Edition

Description

The latest edition of this popular book is essential reading for all midwives and doctors working in the labour ward.

It has been fully updated but retains the essential features that have contributed to its popularity – an accessible writing style, easy-to-understand explanation of CTGs, and case studies and illustrations to make the content as accessible and practical as possible.

Fetal monitoring is a challenging area that requires skill and experience to practise well. This volume explores the subject matter in a detailed but straightforward manner, thus becoming an invaluable resource for health practitioners as well as midwifery and medical students.

Key Features

• Fully updated by internationally renowned editors
• Illustrations and case histories make content applicable to practice
• Clear and friendly writing demystifies a potentially challenging subject area
• Explains the correct use of terminology to help ensure safe and accurate communication
• Covers the basics of interpretation, common pitfalls associated with equipment usage, and clinical trial data in context
• Explains the underlying pathophysiology associated with abnormal changes seen on the CTG
• Clinical scenarios demonstrate common presentations such as breech birth, twin pregnancies, brow presentation, hypertension, and eclampsia
• Real CTG traces demonstrate more complex presentations such as prolonged deceleration, placental abruption, and fetal bleeding

Companion Products

• Fetal Monitoring in Practice - E-Book, 5th Edition : Fetal Monitoring in Practice - E-Book
• Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition : Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource
• Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource (Retail access Card), 5th Edition : Fetal Monitoring in Practice - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource (Retail access Card)

Readership

Practising midwives, student midwives 

Table of Contents

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Author Information

Edited by Donald Gibb, MD MRCP FRCOG, Independent Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Birth Company (part of The Portland Hospital), Harley Street, London, UK and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Professor Emeritus, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s University of London, London, UK