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Author:   Donald Gibb, MD MRCP FRCOG (Independent Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, The Birth Company (part of The Portland Hospital), Harley Street, London, UK) ,  Sabaratnam Arulkumaran (Professor Emeritus, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University of London, London, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone Inc
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780323931458

ISBN 10:   0323931456
Publication Date:   17 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780702075865
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction  2 Clinical assessment and recording  3 Auscultation of the fetal heart rate  4 Electronic fetal monitoring - terminology and interpretation  5 Pathophysiology of fetal heart rate (FHR)  6 NICE and FIGO guidelines for interpretation of FHR patterns  7 Antepartum fetal surveillance  8 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation  9 Assessment of uterine contractions  10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes  11 Meconium, infection, anaemia, bleeding  12 Cardiotocographic interpretation: additional clinical scenarios  13 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems  14 Fetal scalp blood sampling pH and lactate  15 Fetal ECG waveform analysis  16 Medico legal issues with CTG and current strategies to reduce litigation  17 Competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice  New Chapter: Machine Learning  New Chapter: Fetal Monitoring in the Future 

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Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George's University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.

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