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Best practice in labour and delivery / edited by Richard Warren, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

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Best Practice in Labour & Delivery
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 362 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
Warren, Richard, 1953 May 12- and Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam
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Contents
Pelvic and fetal cranial anatomy and mechanism of labour / Louay S. Louis and Richard Warren -- The first stage of labour / Sambit Mukhopadhyay and David Fraser / Analgesia and anaesthesia in labour / Jason Scott and Geraldine O'Sullivan -- Intrapartum fetal surveillance / Rohan D'Souza and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- Uterine contractions / Vivek Nama and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- The management of intrapartum 'fetal distress' / Bryony Strachan -- Nutrition and hydration in labour / David Fraser and Sambit Mukhopadhyay -- Prolonged second stage of labour including difficult decision-making on operative vaginal delivery and caesarean section / Hajeera Butt and Deirdre J. Murphy -- Operative vaginal deliveries: indications, techniques and complications / Stergios K. Doumouchtsis and Sabaratnam Aurlkumaran -- Caesarean deliveries: idications, techniques and complications / Lisa Story and Sara Paterson-Brown -- Breech and twin delivery / Steve Walkinshaw -- Cord prolapse and shoulder dystocia / Joanna Crofts, Timothy Draycott and Mark Denbow., The immediate puerperium / Mahishee Mehta and Leonie Penna -- Triage and prioritization in a busy labour ward / Tracey Johnston and Nina Johns -- Risk management related to intrapartum care / Melissa K. Whitworth and Helen Scholefield -- Teamworking, skills and drills / Dimitrios M. Siassakos and Timothy J. Draycott -- Cerebral palsy arising from events in labour / Julian Woolfson -- Objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) in obstetrics / S.M. Witten and M.J. Blott., and Antepartum haemorrage / Neelan Potdar, Osric Navti and Justin C. Konje -- Management of the third stage of labour / Pina Amin and Audrey Long -- Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) / Nutan Mishra and Edwin Chandraharan -- Acute illness and maternal collapse in the postpartum period / Guy Jackson and Steve Yentis -- Episiotomy and obstertric perineal trauma / Ranee Thakar and Abdul H. Sultan -- Induction of labour / Devi Subramanian and Leonie Penna -- Preterm labour and delivery / Sarah L. Bell and Jane E. Norman -- Labour in women with medical disorders / Mandish Dhanjal and Catherine Nelson-Piercy -- Management of women with previous caesarean section / Rajesh Varma and Gordon C.S. Smith -- Rupture of the uterus / Nutan Mishra and Edwin Chandraharan -- Management of severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia / James J. Walker -- Neonatal resuscitation and the management of immediate neonatal problems / Paul Mannix.
Summary
An understanding of when and how to intervene is the key to good obstetric care. This textbook is an encompassing reference covering all the essential information relating to childbirth; it offers clear practical guidance on all aspects of labour and delivery. Written by well-known leading experts, each chapter offers a modern authoritative review of best practice. The evidence base decribed will help to optimize outcome through appropriate clinical management and justifiable intervention. Whilst this is an ideal textbook for those training and taking examinations in labour ward practice, it offers all those caring for the woman in labour a modern, evidence-based approach which will help them understand, recognize and deliver the best possible clinical care. The importance of team working, prioritizing, and the organization of maternity care receive appropriate emphasis with clear guidance and practical advice.
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ISBN
9780511635489 (ebook)
9780521720687 (paperback)
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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