title: Late decelerations and acid-base balance: metabolic acidosis explained in story form.
authors.affiliation: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA. nancy.irland@providence.org
authors.forename: Nancy Beck
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Irland
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D033262:Narration; D011247:Pregnancy; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology