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. 2014 Mar;210(3):204-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.10.007. Epub 2013 Oct 7.

The case for an electronic fetal heart rate monitoring credentialing examination

Richard L Berkowitz  1 , Mary E D'Alton  2 , James D Goldberg  3 , Dan F O'Keeffe  4 , Jean Spitz  5 , Richard Depp  6 , Michael P Nageotte  7
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The case for an electronic fetal heart rate monitoring credentialing examination

Richard L Berkowitz et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

The Perinatal Quality Foundation has created an examination containing both knowledge-based and judgment questions relating to the interpretation of electronic fetal heart rate monitoring for credentialing all medical and nursing personnel working on a labor and delivery floor. A description of the examination and the rationale for its use throughout the United States is presented.

Keywords: credentialing for labor and delivery; electronic fetal heart rate monitoring examination; script concordance testing in obstetrics.

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