Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, mosby's pocket guide to fetal monitoring: a multidisciplinary approach, 8th edition is an evidence-based resource on fetal heart rate monitoring for all clinicians - whether you are a nurse, a physician or a midwife, a student or an instructor, this guide has information crucial to your practice. Designed specifically for the clinical environment, it provides a single source for interpretation and management of electronic fetal monitoring - in labor and delivery, the intensive care unit, inpatient antepartum units, or the obstetric or midwifery office pocket-sized, two-color design offers portability and easy access to information. Descriptions of the relationship between fetal heart rate and fetal acidemia alert you to important considerations in the care of the laboring patient. Patient safety and risk management strategies with case study illustrations and legal commentary include guidelines for providing safe and competent care.