Training on reading FHR monitor strips is often not applied to specific clinical situations or to an understanding of why the FHR patterns look as they do in those situations. This activity reviews FHR patterns and highlights useful information for practitioners who interpret fetal tracings. The basic steps in FHR monitor strip interpretation include: 1) accurate assessment of the FHR pattern using the standardized NICHD terminology; 2) accurate assessment of maternal uterine activity; 3) consideration of maternal/fetal physiology as it relates to the current clinical situation; 4) determination of the appropriate FHR category; and 5) intervention and management appropriate to tracing interpretation. In this activity, we review the case of a 39-year-old obese diabetic at 38-weeks without prenatal care presenting in active labor. After completing this activity, practitioners should be able to: define variable decelerations and prolonged decelerations using NICHD criteria; differentiate prolonged decelerations and fetal bradycardia; and recognize maternal prenatal obesity as a risk factor for perinatal complication and poor perinatal outcome.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2023-08-24 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-08-24 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance, Patient Health
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all