Antepartal and Intrapartal Fetal Monitoring, 3rd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826132628 ISBN-10: 0826132626 Copyright: 2007 Edition: 3rd Editor: Murray, Michelle Doody's Expert Review    Score: 93 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Maggie Shaw,  CNM, PhD  (Oregon Health and Science University) Description This book provides an overview of fetal monitoring during the antepartum and intrapartum periods, including the technology, physiology, terminology, and intervention options. Previous editions were published in 1997 and 1988. Purpose The preface states that the reason for the second edition was to expand the original text and create an all-encompassing resource. Ten years later, with this third edition, these objectives are both relevant and met by the author. Audience The author writes comprehensively and from an inclusive, historical perspective. Written for all levels of obstetrical practitioners, the book includes tables for quick pearls side-by-side with detailed explanations. It is appropriate for a beginner and as a resource for the more experienced provider. The author is known nationally, if not internationally, for her teaching contributions in this field. Features The author reviews the equipment and the basics of fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring and the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect the FHR. She details fetal acid-base balance along with the hemodynamic and biochemical techniques for assessing the balance. The well-written discussion on variations of the FHR includes 56 maternal and 41 fetal conditions and their effect on the FHR. One area of concern is the imbalance between the large number of references that are more than five years old, many predating the first edition, and the noticeably smaller number of references from 2000 on. Assessment This book has been one of the major resources in fetal monitoring since its inception. It is more inclusive and extensive, and written for a larger audience than AWHONN's Fetal Heart Monitoring: Principles and Practices, 3rd edition (Kendall/Hunt, 2003), that is intended primarily for nurses. In a rapidly expanding technical world where we all struggle to stay on the cutting edge, this book will help move us out of the 20th century and into the 21st. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 3 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.