Labour Ward Manual
eBook - PDF

Labour Ward Manual

  1. 142 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Labour Ward Manual

About this book

Labour Ward Manual, Second Edition provides guidelines for the application of obstetric knowledge to the labor ward environment.The practice of obstetrics is still an art and as such encompasses alternative approaches to achieve the same welcome end, the safety and wellbeing of both mother and child throughout labor and after delivery. The steps suggested for patient management and presentation concentrate on safety and simplicity. Throughout this book, it is stressed that the laboring woman and the fetus are the most important persons in the labor ward.This book clearly documents the emphasis on the atmosphere of ready redress by litigation; approach to women with individual needs; special care in the sensitive issue of induction; fetal monitoring; fluid replacement together with a clear protocol for management of fetal and maternal mishaps; and problems and hazards of women in the labor ward of hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) infection.This edition provides a clear concise guidance for all those involved in child birth.

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Yes, you can access Labour Ward Manual by D T Y Liu,D V I Fairweather in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Labour Ward Manual
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Chapter 1. Attitudes and conduct
  8. Chapter 2. Maternal and perinatal mortality
  9. Chapter 3. Delivery room
  10. Chapter 4. Admission to the labour ward
  11. Chapter 5. Admission emergencies
  12. Chapter 6. Normal labour and delivery
  13. Chapter 7. Intrapartum nutrition and electrolytes
  14. Chapter 8. Analgesia and anaesthesia
  15. Chapter 9. Intrapartum fetal surveillance
  16. Chapter 10. Episiotomy and tears
  17. Chapter 11. The newborn
  18. Chapter 12. Preterm labour and preterm membrane rupture
  19. Chapter 13. Abnormal labour
  20. Chapter 14. Induction and augmentation of labour
  21. Chapter 15. Assisted delivery
  22. Chapter 16. Caesarean section
  23. Chapter 17. Emergencies in the immediate puerperium
  24. Chapter 18. Malpresentation and malpositions
  25. Chapter 19. Breech
  26. Chapter 20. Twins and multiple deliveries
  27. Chapter 21. Medical complications and labour
  28. Chapter 22. Fetal and maternal misadventure
  29. Suggested reading
  30. Index