Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring,

Edition 9

Editors: By Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD, David A. Miller and Rebecca L. Cypher, MSN, PNNP

Publication Date: 13 May 2021

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Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Perinatal

Find real-world, clinically useful information on all aspects of electronic fetal monitoring! Written by clinicians for clinicians, Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 9th Edition provides an evidence-based, collaborative approach to fetal heart monitoring during labor and in the antepartum period. It covers the physiologic basis for FHR monitoring, methods and instrumentation, standardized terminology, pattern recognition and interpretation, and management of care. Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, this compact guide prepares you for success on the EFM certification exam and for success in today’s clinical practice.

Key Features

Pocket-sized format makes this guide ideal to carry and use in the clinical setting, and a colorful design makes information easier to find
Coverage of fetal heart rate assessment, evaluation, interpretation, and management is supported by evidence-based practice and literature, helping you prioritize care and make clinical decisions
Patient safety and risk management strategies include case studies and legal commentary, plus guidelines for providing safe and competent care
Information on the relationship between fetal heart rate patterns and neonatal outcomes provides a guide to the correct use of fetal monitoring
Illustrations, tables, and fetal monitor tracings highlight critical information
Coverage of innovative practices supports patient safety and improved outcomes through the use of a common language for fetal heart rate patterns, a standardized approach to interpretation, a discussion of emergency preparedness, and a discussion of human factor issues such as improved communication, situational awareness, no-fault/just culture, and teamwork
Practical appendices offer a guide to FHR tracings and interpretation as well as self-assessment questions for credentialing and certification exam preparation
Expert author team provides clinical insight along with international presence

New Features

NEW information on Category II tracing management is included
NEW! Expanded section on common misconceptions and myths includes evidence supporting factual EFM characteristics
NEW! Detailed information on documentation and legal issues is added
NEW EFM tracings with interpretation are added

About the author

By Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD, President, Perinatal Risk Management and Education Services, USA; David A. Miller, Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Pediatrics Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine Children's Hospital Los Angeles Director, USC-CHLA Fetal Maternal Center Los Angeles, California, USA and Rebecca L. Cypher, MSN, PNNP, Perinatal Nurse Practitioner Founder, Cypher Maternal Fetal Solutions, LLC Gig Harbor, Washington, USA

1. A Brief History of Fetal Monitoring
2. Physiologic Basis for Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
3. Methods and Instrumentation
4. Uterine Activity Evaluation and Management
5. Pattern Recognition and Interpretation
6. Intrapartum Management of the Fetal Heart Rate Tracing
7. Influence of Gestational Age on Fetal Heart Rate
8. Fetal Assessment in Non-Obstetric Settings
9. Antepartum Fetal Assessment
10. Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Documentation
11. Obstetric Models and Electronic Fetal Monitoring in Europe

Appendix
A: Amnioinfusion
B: Instructions for Reviewing Appendix B FHR Tracings
C: Self-Assessment

ISBN: 9780323642606

Page Count: 368

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Practicing nurses in labor and delivery, fetal intensive care units, antepartum inpatient units or outpatient prenatal care settings; physicians, residents, and midwives