1. Overview of fetal monitoring -- 2. Physiological basis for monitoring -- 3. Instrumentation for fetal heart rate and uterine activity monitoring -- 4. Uterine activity -- 5. Pattern recognition and interpretation -- 6. Assessment and management of fetal status -- 7. Influence of gestational age on fetal heart rate interpretation -- 8. Fetal assessment in non-obstetrical settings -- 9. Antepartum fetal assessment -- 10. Care of the monitored patient -- 11. Risk management -- App. Selected pattern interpretation at 1 cm/min paper speed