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 focus on a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy with a challenging second stage labor FHR tracing. After completing this activity, practitioners should be able to: list the components of the FHR that are necessary for accurate documentation of an FHR tracing; identify the most common FHR deceleration seen in second-stage labor; determine the appropriate FHR category for recurrent variable decelerations associated with both minimal and absent variability; and recognize fetal cord gas values associated with fetal neurologic injury and have the opportunity to review the Clark Algorithm for Category II FHR tracings.
- Provider:The Sullivan Group
- Activity Link: https://www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutions/course-purchase-home/
- Start Date: 2023-12-08 06:00:00
- End Date: 2023-12-08 06:00:00
- 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