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Antepartum Fetal Assessment The methods and means for assessing the fetus during the antepartum are selected based on gestational age, patient history and presentation, patient and practitioner preferences, and available…

Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Equipment and Technology To accurately interpret the data presented by the electronic fetal monitor, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of both the…

Maternal-Fetal Physiology of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns The rationale for electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) is based on the knowledge that when normal metabolic processes are interrupted, either by a lack…

Point-of-Care Sonography in the Second and Third Trimesters Assessment of symptoms and complaints by pregant women in the second and third trimesters can be expedited and decision making improved by…

Point-of-Care Sonography in Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine The three most common indications for point-of-care (POC) sonography in gynecology include the evaluation of the endometrial thickness, the measurement of follicles during…

Exercises in Electronic Fetal Monitoring The exercises presented in this chapter are meant to facilitate the integration of the didactic information contained within the text of this book into the…

Point-of-Care Sonography in the First Trimester During the first trimester of pregnancy, clinical situations may warrant a limited or point-of-care (POC) ultrasound examination when a specific piece of information is…

Point-of-Care Sonographic Evaluation of Fetal Well-Being One of the most utilized point-of-care sonograms to assess fetal well-being is the biophysical profile (BPP). The BPP is generally performed following a nonreactive…

Image Acquisition ULTRASOUND PHYSICS Ultrasound is “sound” that is at a frequency above the range that can be heard by the human ear. Ultrasound is defined as an acoustic oscillation…