Description
Book SynopsisLabor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide supports and reinforces the acquisition of the practical obstetric skills needed for aiding a successful birth.
Beginning with the most important element of successful labor care, communicating with the patient, the authors guide you through normal delivery routines and examination techniques. They then address the best approaches to the full range of challenges that can arise during labor and delivery. Throughout, the 15 chapters provide concise practical guidance with:
- algorithmic decision trees
- clinical management tips
- detailed drawings
Labor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide provides a thorough tour-de-force of the practical obstetric skills needed for best and safest practice based on clinical experience and evidence.
Trade Review“Labor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide provides a thorough tour-de-force of the practical obstetric skills needed for best and safest practice based on clinical experience and evidence.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 10 November 2014)
Table of ContentsPreface, vii How to Use This Book, xi
1 Communicating Effectively With Your Patient, 1
2 Examining Your Patient, 13
3 Normal Labor and Delivery, 32
4 Evaluating the Pelvis, 51
5 Diagnosing and Treating Dysfunctional Labor, 81
6 Managing the Third Stage, 111
7 Dealing with Malpositions and Defl exed Attitudes, 128
8 Managing Breech Presentation and Transverse Lie, 151
9 Avoiding and Managing Birth Canal Trauma, 182
10 Inducing Labor, 204
11 Cesarean Delivery, 227
12 Delivering Twins, 250
13 Managing Shoulder Dystocia, 270
14 Using Forceps and the Vacuum Extractor, 290
15 Obstetric Case Studies, 313
Answers to Obstetric Case Studies, 339
Glossary, 355
Index, 383
