• Updated content offers the latest evidence-based therapeutic methods, drugs, and technology
• Includes a chapter on electronic fetal heart rate monitoring
• Practice strips for monitoring fetal heart rate and contractions
• End-of-module practice/review questions and end-of-book posttests to aid retention and bulletproof exam preparation
• Centers for Disease Control guidelines for safe labor and delivery
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development guidelines for accurate electronic fetal monitoring
• Self-paced independent learning manual—step-by-step directions for vital skills, including:

1. Physical exam of the laboring woman
2. Evaluating contractions
3. Meeting the individual and cultural needs of the laboring woman and family
4. Identifying the high-risk mother and fetus
5. Assessing fetal health
6. Managing gestational diabetes
7. Determining whether a patient is at risk for domestic violence
8. Evaluating fetal lie and presentation
9. Breathing and effleurage techniques
10. Managing an unexpected delivery

Authors

Betsy B. Kennedy, PhD, RN, CNE

Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN