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CONTENTS List of Reviewers Introduction Section 1 Systematic Assessment of the Pregnant Woman Section 2 The Paper Output and the Computer Image Section 3 External and Internal Fetal Monitoring Section 4 Maternal Heart Rate Patterns Section 5 Uterine Contractions Section 6 Abnormal Uterine Activity Section 7 The Baseline Section 8 Baseline Variability Section 9 Short-Term Variability Section 10 Accelerations Section 11 Early Decelerations Section 12 Late and Spontaneous Decelerations Section 13 Variable Decelerations and the Checkmark Pattern Section 14 Prolonged Decelerations Section 15 Fetal Hypoxia, Acidosis, and Asphyxia Section 16 Strip Evaluation and Categorization of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns Section 17 Fetal Monitoring Workshops Sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Section 18 Skills Validation Glossary Index
Michelle L. Murray, PhD, RNC-OB, is an international educator, author, and expert in obstetric nursing. She is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Childbirth. Dr. Murray has taught nursing students and nurses in the United States, Canada, and Bahrain and has spent the majority of her career as a labor and delivery nurse and obstetric nursing educator. She was appointed by the provost at the University of New Mexico as a clinical associate professor. Dr. Murray's company, Learning Resources International, Inc., produces clinical and educational products, and she has delivered seminars to nurses, midwives, and physicians.