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Physiology of EFM

Support Materials

Recommended reference materials:

Martin CB Jr, de Haan J, van der Wildt B, Jongsma HW, Dieleman A, Arts TH. Mechanisms of late decelerations in the fetal heart rate. A study with autonomic blocking agents in fetal lambs. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1979 Dec;9(6):361-73.

Westgate JA1, Wibbens B, Bennet L, Wassink G, Parer JT, Gunn AJ. The intrapartum deceleration in center stage: a physiologic approach to the interpretation of fetal heart rate changes in labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep;197(3):236.e1-11.

Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring by Roger K. Freeman MD, Thomas J. Garite MD, Michael P. Nageotte MD, and Lisa A. Miller CNM, JD

About the Presenter
In addition to serving as PeriGen’s Senior Vice President of Clinical Research, Emily Hamilton, MDCM is an experienced obstetrician, clinical researcher and professor who focuses her work on developing and improving technology to help clinicians assess fetal heart rate patterns, labor progress, and the risk of shoulder dystocia.  She holds 31 patents for her work and has authored/co-authored 51 peer-reviewed research articles, conference papers, book chapters, and validation articles.