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Title Shoulder dystocia and birth injury : prevention and treatment / James A. O'Leary, editor
Edition 3rd ed
Published Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 304 pages) : illustrations
Contents Preconceptual risk factors / James A. O'Leary -- Antepartum risk factors / James A. O'Leary -- Role of ultrasound in shoulder dystocia / James A. O'Leary -- Intrapartum risk factors / James A. O'Leary -- Pelvimetry / James A. O'Leary -- Recognition of disproportion / James A. O'Leary -- Delivery techniques / James A. O'Leary -- The McRoberts maneuver / James A. O'Leary -- Cephalic replacement : the Gunn-Zavanelli-O'Leary maneuver / James A. O'Leary -- Infant injury / James A. O'Leary -- In utero causation of brachial plexus injury : myth or mystery? / James A. O'Leary -- Recurrent shoulder dystocia / James A. O'Leary -- Predisposing factors for shoulder dystocia-related birth injuries : causation analysis / Leslie Iffy, Joseph J. Apuzzio, and Vijaya Raju -- Recognition, classification, and management of shoulder dystocia : the relationship to causation of brachial plexus injury / Michael S. Kreitzer -- Minimizing the risks of shoulder dystocia-related fetal injuries / Leslie Iffy -- The maternal fetal medicine viewpoint : causation and litigation / Barry S. Schifrin and Wayne R. Cohen -- Brachial plexus injury at cesarean section / Michael S. Kreitzer and James A. O'Leary -- Delivery of the nondiabetic macrosomic infant / Lisa Gittens-Williams -- The midwifery view of shoulder dystocia / Judith S. Mercer and Debra A. Erickson-Owens -- Recent research : relevant and reliable / James A. O'Leary -- Observations on the etiology of brachial plexus birth palsy based on radiographic, intraoperative, and histologic findings / Stephen M. Russell, Israel Alfonso, and John A.I. Grossman
Summary During the past several years, there has been an extensive reappraisal of the physiologic changes of pregnancy and their associated disorders, along with a refinement of diagnostic procedures and evaluation of the therapeutic approaches that are of primary concern to the physician. In Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury: Prevention and Treatment, Third Edition, noted authority James A. O'Leary, M.D., with 40 years experience as an M.D. academician, lecturer, practitioner and clinical researcher with almost 200 contributions to the OB-GYN literature and textbooks, shares his insight on treatment techniques, identification and treatment of predisposing risk factors, current statistical data, ultrasound diagnosis and the necessary steps toward prevention, along with a thorough review of the important medical-legal issues. Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury: Prevention and Treatment, Third Edition supplements the limits of personal experience with the accumulated experience of many talented clinicians to aid physicians, midwives, and professionals in training with the most current information in this vital field
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Shoulder dystocia -- Prevention
Shoulder dystocia -- Treatment
Fetal presentation.
Shoulder.
Dystocia -- therapy
Dystocia -- diagnosis
Birth Injuries -- prevention & control
Delivery, Obstetric -- methods
Labor Presentation
Shoulder
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Dystocia -- diagnosis.
Dystocia -- therapy.
Birth Injuries -- prevention & control.
Delivery, Obstetric -- methods.
Labor Presentation.
Shoulder.
Shoulder dystocia -- Prevention.
Shoulder dystocia -- Treatment.
Fetal presentation
Shoulder
Dystokie
Geburtsverletzung
Lageanomalie
Form Electronic book
Author O'Leary, James A.
ISBN 9781597454735
1597454737
9781934115282
1934115282