Clinical Management of Category II Fetal Heart Tracing

Outline:

Introduction

Case 1: Trial of Labor after Cesarean (TOLAC)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Outcome & Discussion

Case 2: First Stage of Labor

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Outcome & Discussion

Case 3: Second Stage of Labor

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Outcome & Discussion

Conclusion

Post-Test

Dr. Cusick earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio. He completed his residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Post-residency, he completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cusick is board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, is an ARDMS-accredited sonographer, and is certified in first-trimester screening through the Fetal Medicine Foundation. He is an assistant clinical professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and at the Quinnipiac University Frank Netter School of Medicine. Dr. Cusick holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and serves on the board of The Fetal Medicine Foundation.

Disclosure: William Cusick, MD, MFM, FACOG has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dr. Patricia (Patti) Hensley is a highly motivated nursing educator with over 20 years of experience in the obstetric and newborn platform.  Patti has spent years in the hospital setting advocating for patient safety, quality improvement and professional development and is now working to educate America’s future nurses with a combination of didactic, online and simulation methods of teaching. Patti further shares her knowledge of obstetrics as a subject matter expert, writer and reviewer, for an educational assessment company.

Disclosure: Dr. Patricia Hensley, DNP, MHA, BSN, RNC-OB has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Catherine "Kate" McGovern, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM, IBCLC, RN has 35 years of clinical experience in the OB/GYN specialties. She is an AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) instructor/trainer and has participated in the FHM program since its inception. She is currently the Director of Professional Development for Perinatal Services at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Disclosure: Catherine McGovern, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM, IBCLC, RN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.