What's New at NWAHEC

New Fetal Monitoring Course for Perinatal Nurses: Fall 2025

Written by Brooke Kochanski | Aug 6, 2025 11:30:00 AM

 

Basic Fetal Monitoring - Fall 2025
October 1st, 9AM-3PM
IN-PERSON at Wake Forest Biotech Place
Winston-Salem, NC
Learn more and register here

 

Credit and Registration Fee

Program offers 5 Nursing Contact Hours with Registration Fee of $105 ($95 group rate 3 or more). 

 

Faculty
Tammy J. Goodwin, MSN, RN-C-OB, C-EFM
Nurse Manager, Women’s & Children 
2 Med Surg East
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC

 

Objectives

  • Understand basic physiology of the fetal heart rate.
  • Demonstrate the use of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) monitoring definitions.
  • Discuss advantages/disadvantages of different monitoring modalities.
  • Interpret results of common antenatal testing.
  • Interpret fetal heart rate patterns using a systematic approach and approved NICHD definitions.
  • Discuss physiologic interventions for intrauterine resuscitation.
  • Demonstrate communication strategies for the effective interdisciplinary collaboration surrounding fetal monitoring.