| Description |
viii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Words from Emma Rutland, Duchess of Rutland -- 1. Attitudes and conduct / David Liu -- 2. Legal considerations / Andrew Parsons -- 3. Maternal and perinatal mortality / David Liu and Charles Rodeck -- 4. The delivery room / Amanda Sullivan -- 5. Admission to the labour ward / David Liu -- 6. Admission emergencies / David Liu, Khaled Ismail and Mark Kilby -- 7. Normal labour and delivery / David Liu and Pamela M. Thwaites -- 8. Intrapartum nutrition and electrolytes / Paul Tomlinson -- 9. Analgesia and anaesthesia / David M. Levy -- 10. Intrapartum fetal surveillance / David Liu, Rosemary Buckley and Toby Fay -- 11. Episiotomy and tears / David Liu -- 12. The newborn / David A. Curnock -- 13. Preterm labour and preterm premature rupture of membranes / David Liu and Ronald Lamont -- 14. Abnormal labour / David Liu and Martin Whittle -- 15. Induction and augmentation of labour / David Liu, Sam Mukhopadhyay and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 16. Assisted vaginal delivery and complications / David Liu and George S. H. Yeo -- 17. Caesarean section / David Liu and Alexander Omu -- 18. Emergencies in the immediate puerperium / David Liu and Charles Rodeck -- 19. Malpresentation and malpositions / David Liu -- 20. Breech / David Liu and Pamela Loughna -- 21. Twins and multiple deliveries / David Liu -- 22. Medical complications -- Pt. 1. Haematological, coagulation, respiratory and neurological disorders / Lucy Kean -- Pt. 2. Endocrine disorders / Renee Page -- Pt. 3. Cardiac disease / Philip Baker -- Pt. 4. Infections / Christine Bowman -- Pt. 5. Psychiatric illness / David Liu -- 23. Fetal and maternal misadventure / David Liu and Charles Rodeck |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Labour ward manual / D.T.Y. Liu, D.V.I. Fairweather. 2nd ed. 1991 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Delivery (Obstetrics) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Obstetrical emergencies.
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Labor (Obstetrics) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Childbirth -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Delivery
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Labor
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Obstetrics.
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Delivery
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Labor
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Obstetrics.
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Delivery, Obstetric.
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Labor, Obstetric.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Liu, D. T. Y.
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| LC no. |
2002035137 |
| ISBN |
0443073945 |
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