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Legal implications of fetal heart assessment

L Mahlmeister1

  • 1Mahlmeister & Associates, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN
|September 30, 2000
PubMed

The standard of care requires perinatal nurses to perform fetal heart (FH) assessment competently and safely. Failure to adhere to established guidelines and standards for FH assessment may result in negative outcomes for the fetus or newborn and contributes to claims of nursing negligence. The perinatal nurse must be fully cognizant of professional guidelines and standards for FH assessment and comply with agency policies and procedures when conducting assessment of the fetal heart. Guidelines for FH assessment during the antepartum and intrapartum period are discussed within the context of restructured health care settings and today's medicolegal climate.

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