AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring

• January 27, 2026 Course Number: STAW2555317

This is an 8-hour in-person class, following an online preparation component, designed to relate physiology to essential fetal heart rate monitoring theory and skills in intrapartum clinical practice. It uses a nursing model to integrate assessment tools of instrumentation, decision making and communication skills.

Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

• Interpret fetal heart rate monitoring using NICHD terminology within a safety culture framework of interdisciplinary teamwork
• Describe clinical interventions and related maternal-fetal physiology to optimize fetal oxygenation
• Demonstrate collaborative communication in the perinatal setting
• Demonstrate common perinatal procedures related to fetal monitoring

Participants are required to complete 4+ hours of online pre-work to be admitted to the in-person class. Pre-work MUST be completed at least 48 hours before your scheduled in-person class.

*** Each participant will need the individual key code that comes with the UNUSED/NEW purchased student pack to be able to complete the pre-work/attend the class and get their certificate and CEUs/CMEs!!!

• Participants must purchase their own student packets (For Stanford Children's Hospital employees, books will be provided. Please pick up your copy of the workbook from your unit nurse educator/CPQS.)
• Packet fees are separate from the course fee.

IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PREWORK, PARTICIPANTS NEED THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR ID NUMBER. THIS NUMBER WILL BE SENT TO REGISTRANTS UPON CONFIRMATION OF COURSE PAYMENT.

To ensure you are ordering the correct edition:

• Go to: https://awhonn.kendallhunt.com/
• Click “I am an AWHONN class participant”
• Purchase the "Intermediate Course- Participant Material-Print Book" (8th Edition) $145.00, OR the "Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course: Participant Material -online/eBook" (8th Edition) $145.00.
• Questions about materials ordering process? Contact Kendall Hunt. Phone: 1-800-338-8290 or Email: [email protected].

• Nice to have (but not must-have) reference book: Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles and Practice 6th edition textbook (also available from Kendall Hunt in either print or ebook) $76.95
• PLEASE NOTE: Delivery of all printed student materials may take up to 10 business days to receive it. Please make sure you purchase the course book far in advance before your planned attendance to this course.

• Course fee DOES NOT INCLUDE course book.
• Stanford Children's Health Nurses: $100 (plus admin fees)
• General Admission = $200 (plus admin fees)

For Stanford Children's Health Employees: Register using your stanfordchildrens.org work email and SCH employee ID number. Please be advised that the Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry (CPE&I) accepts card payments ONLY for course fees and materials. Transfer of Funds are no longer accepted. Employees seeking reimbursement for educational expenses must obtain their manager's approval through Bright Horizon. Employees must submit proof of completion and receipts upon completion of a course to be reimbursed. Click for Reimbursement Guidelines.

AWHONN’s Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring Course is an excellent interdisciplinary course for perinatal registered nurses. This course assumes the learner has previously completed entry-level/basic fetal monitoring education. It is designed for perinatal clinicians who use fetal heart monitoring in the intrapartum setting.

The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is an accredited continuing education provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) and by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider #CEP580. AWHONN will award 11.5 nursing contact hours to nurses who attended this program in it's entirety and complete an evaluation. We urge you to be aware of the continuing education requirements of your own state of board of nursing, especially for those states in which CE is mandatory.

• Log in to with the email address you used to register and manage your registration.
• Join Waitlist: Please note that being on the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment to the course but it certainly increases your chances when an opening becomes available. Our waitlist is maintained on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon seat availability, you will be contacted automatically with further instructions on how to register.

• FULL REFUND for cancellations at least 2 weeks prior to course date.
• PARTIAL REFUND for cancellations less than 2 weeks prior to course date. A $35 cancellation fee will be deducted from the total amount you have paid.
• NO REFUND for cancellations less than 5 days prior to course date.
• For SCH Employees: NO SHOWS or cancellations on the day of class are considered unexcused absences. Managers will be notified. A medical note may be required in the event of illness or medical emergencies.
• Cancellation by CPEI: Schedules, venues and details are subject to change and cancellation. Registered participants will be provided with as much advance notice as possible if this should occur. If CPEI cancels class, full refund will be given.
• Email [email protected] to request cancellation and refund.

For registration assistance and inquiries about the classes we offer, email us at [email protected].

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