Fetal scalp blood sampling.
Fetal scalp blood sampling (FSBS), in conjunction with fetal heart rate monitoring, is a method of fetal surveillance that may avoid cesarean delivery of the healthy fetus or indicate the need for immediate delivery of a compromised fetus. Some researchers have recently begun to question the efficacy of FSBS. In this article, three nurse-midwives discuss FSBS as a tool in assessing fetal well-being during labor and consider whether FSBS is a nurse-midwifery procedure.
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Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.
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D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D003663:Decision Trees; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply*