Patient Safety Officer Executive Development Program

FETAL ASSESSMENT DURING LABOR FHT Monitoring. Latent Phase – every hour. Active Phase – every 30 minutes. Second Stage of Labor – every 15 minutes. FHT is taken more frequently in high – risk cases. Normal FHT Pattern . Baseline rate: 120 – 160 bpm. Early Deceleration – FHT @ contraction, Normal @ end of contraction (head compression) ................
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