Labor 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.
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface, 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
Circa l’autore
Wayne R. Cohen, MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Emanuel A. Friedman, MD, Sc D, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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