Auscultation - The Action of Listening

Maude, R; Lawson, J; Foureur, M

Auscultation - The Action of Listening

Maude, R Lawson, J Foureur, M

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Publisher:: Dunmore Press Magazines
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 2010, 43 (1), pp. 13 - 18
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Maude, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lawson, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Foureur, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-0165	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 2010, 43 (1), pp. 13 - 18	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0114-7870	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15615
dc.description.abstract	The article focuses on the historical development of auscultation and listening to fetal heart beats. It mentions that auscultation defines as the action of listening to the sounds inside the body. It says that the use stethoscope in midwifery practice was introduced in 1819 wherein listening to fetal heart sounds helps determine the well-being of the fetus. It adds that intermittent auscultation was recommended for fetal heart monitoring by the professional evidence-based guideline	en_US
dc.publisher	Dunmore Press Magazines	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	New Zealand College of Midwives Journal	en_US
dc.title	Auscultation - The Action of Listening	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

The article focuses on the historical development of auscultation and listening to fetal heart beats. It mentions that auscultation defines as the action of listening to the sounds inside the body. It says that the use stethoscope in midwifery practice was introduced in 1819 wherein listening to fetal heart sounds helps determine the well-being of the fetus. It adds that intermittent auscultation was recommended for fetal heart monitoring by the professional evidence-based guideline

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