In this dynamic course, Holly dissects the complex tangle of fetal assessment, and translates the latest recommendations of ACOG along with the original consensus of the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), to create recommendations specific to the out-of-hospital setting, and in accordance with the Biodynamic model of midwifery.
The 3rd edition contains updates to content, along with interactive exercises using audio recordings of FHTs, and written scenarios.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
1. List six factors needed for maternal-fetal transfer of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, etc.
2. Discuss two features of fetal circulation that reduce risk of fetal hypoxia
3. List four factors used in assessing fetal well-being in labor
4. Describe how the fetus responds to catecholamines (stress hormones)
5. List potential fetal stressors
6. Describe what conditions lead to “primary apnea” and then to “secondary apnea”
This course was originally intended for those attending birth in homes and birth centers.
The information in this course is equally useful to any care provider utilizing handheld Doppler for intrapartum fetal monitoring, in any setting.
HiveCE is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Nursing, and this course meets the California Board of Nursing criteria for 8 hours of continuing education. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17686, for 8 contact hours. (This is widely accepted nationwide as continuing education for nurses and midwives.)
Approved for the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate, Category 2.
This course meets the criteria for the Utah midwifery licensing requirement of a course in "intrapartum fetal monitoring."
Note: Course completion does not authorize the learner to use skills outside their scope. Please refer to your state guidelines for determining scope of care.
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Instructor(s)
Instructor Bio:
Holly Scholles
MA, CPM