The third edition of The Labor Progress Handbook builds onthe success of first two editions and remains an unparalleledresource on simple, non-invasive interventions to prevent or treatdifficult labor. Retaining the hallmark features of previouseditions, the book is replete with illustrations showing position, movements, and techniques and is logically organized to facilitateease of use.
This edition includes two new chapters on third and fourth stagelabor management and low-technology interventions, a completeanalysis of directed versus spontaneous pushing, and additionalinformation on massage techniques. The authors have updatedreferences throughout, expertly weaving the highest level ofevidence with years of experience in clinical practice.
The Labor Progress Handbook continues to be a must-haveresource for those involved in all aspects of birth by providingpractical instruction on low-cost, low-risk interventions to manageand treat dystocia.
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Foreword to the second edition xvii
Foreword to the fi rst edition xxi
Acknowledgments xxiii
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 2: Dysfunctional Labor: General Considerations15
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 3: Assessing Progress in Labor 51
Suzy Myers, LM, CPM, MPH, with contributions by Gail Tully, BS, CPM, CD(DONA), and Lisa Hanson, Ph D, CNM, FACNM
Chapter 4: Prolonged Prelabor and Latent First Stage101
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 5: Prolonged Active Phase of Labor 124
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 6: Prolonged Second Stage of Labor 173
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 7: Optimal Newborn Transition and Third and Fourth Stage Labor Management 224
Lisa Hanson, Ph D, CNM, FACNM, and Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 8: Low-Technology Clinical Interventions to Promote Labor Progress 242
Lisa Hanson, Ph D, CNM, FACNM
Chapter 9: The Labor Progress Toolkit: Part 1. Maternal Positions and Movements 277
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Chapter 10: The Labor Progress Toolkit: Part 2. Comfort Measures 326
Penny Simkin, BA, PT, CCE, CD(DONA), and Ruth Ancheta, BA, ICCE, CD(DONA)
Epidural Index 379
Index 381
Sobre o autor
Penny Simkin is a physical therapist who has specialized inchildbirth education since 1968. She serves on the editorial boardfor Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and the consultantboards for the International Childbirth Education Association andthe Seattle Midwifery School.
Ruth Ancheta is a certified DONA doula and approved trainer and has been a certified childbirtheducator through ICEA for more than twenty years. She hasauthored numerous childbirth education materials including the Childbirth Skills Teaching Kit and the VBAC Source Bookand Teaching Kit.
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