First Stage Fetal Bradycardia

This Drill Kit tests the emergency response to fetal bradycardia in the first stage of labor occurring in a community birth setting including emergency transport of a laboring patient.

Identify and respond to fetal heart rate abnormalities in the context of intermittent auscultation in planned community birth.
Identify and respond to risk factors for breech presentation.
Perform initial steps to attempt to resolve fetal bradycardia in the first stage of labor.
Identify need for higher level of care and initiate appropriate hospital transfer.
Practice collaboration that adheres to relevant transfer protocols with warm hand-offs across levels of care.
Communicate effectively, and with dignity, to the patient, support people, and additional healthcare personnel in the event of an intrapartum transfer.

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First Stage Fetal Bradycardia

Learning Objectives

This drill kit is appropriate for:

And may further engage:

To test the process of intrapartum emergency transport.

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