| Description |
xii, 362 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Pelvic and fetal cranial anatomy and mechanism of labour / Louay S. Louis and Richard Warren -- 2. The first stage of labour / Sambit Mukhopadhyay and David Fraser -- 3. Analgesia and anaesthesia in labour / Jason Scott and Geraldine O'Sullivan -- 4. Intrapartum fetal surveillance / Rohan D'Souza and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 5. Uterine contractions / Vivek Nama and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 6. The management of intrapartum 'fetal distress' / Bryony Strachan -- 7. Nutrition and hydration in labour / David Fraser and Sambit Mukhopadhyay -- 8. Prolonged second stage of labour including difficult decision-making on operative vaginal delivery and caesarean section / Hajeera Butt and Deirdre J. Murphy -- 9. Operative vaginal deliveries: indications, techniques and complications / Stergios K. Doumouchtsis and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran -- 10. Caesarean deliveries: indications, techniques and complications / Lisa Story and Sara Paterson-Brown -- 11. Breech and twin delivery / Steve Walkinshaw -- 12. Cord prolapse and shoulder dystocia / Joann a Crofts, Timothy Draycolt and Mark Denbow -- 13. Antepartum haemorrhage / Neelam Potdar, Osric Navti and Justin C. Konje -- 14. Management of the third stage of labour / Pina Amin and Audrey Long -- 15. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) / Nutan Mishra and Edwin Chandraharan -- 16. Acute illness and maternal collapse in the postpartum period / Guy Jackson and Steve Yentis -- 17. Episiotomy and obstetric perineal trauma / Ranee Thakar and Abdul H. Sultan -- 18. Induction of labour / Devi Subramanian and Leonie Penna -- 19. Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (pPROM) / Austin Ugwumadu -- 20. Preterm labour and delivery / Sarah L. Bell and Jane E. Norman -- 21. Labour in women with medical disorders / Mandish Dhanjal and Catherine Nelson-Piercy -- 22. Management of women with previous caesarean section / Rajesh Varma and Gordon C. S. Smith -- 23. Rupture of the uterus / Nutan Mishra and Edwin Chandraharan -- 24. Management of severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia / James J. Walker -- 25. Neonatal resuscitation and the management of immediate neonatal problems / Paul Mannix -- 26. The immediate puerperium / Mahishee Mehta and Leonie Penna -- 27. Triage and prioritization in a busy labour ward / Tracey Johnston and Nina Johns -- 28. Risk management related to intrapartum care / Melissa K. Whitworth and Helen Scholefield -- 29. Teamworking, skills and drills / Dimitrios M. Siassakos and Timothy J. Draycott -- 30. Cerebral palsy arising from events in labour / Julian Woolfson -- 31. Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSAT5) in obstetrics / S. M. Whitten and M. J. Blott -- Colour plates are to be found between pp. 194 and 195 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Childbirth.
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Delivery (Obstetrics)
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Labor (Obstetrics)
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Obstetrics.
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Labor, Obstetric.
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Birth Injuries -- prevention & control.
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Delivery, Obstetric -- methods.
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| Author |
Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam.
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Warren, Richard, 1953 May 12-
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| LC no. |
2009024542 |
| ISBN |
0521720680 (paperback) |
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9780521720687 (paperback) |
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