A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery
eBook - PDF

A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery

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

A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery

About this book

Packed with the most up-to-date recommendations, this invaluable preparatory handbook is a trusted resource for all levels of providers that care for laboring patients. Gain confidence in managing patients from when they present to triage all the way through labor, delivery and the postpartum period. Gives providers critical clinical algorithms for routine and emergency situations and procedures. Includes: detailed description of common obstetric procedures and examinations, evidence-based practice recommendations for labor management and pain control options, sample notes, orders, and operative dictations for cesarean section, multiple illustrations and treatment algorithms that clarify and explain details students and residents are most likely to encounter during obstetric rotations. Written by an experienced maternal fetal medicine physician, this book fills practical knowledge gaps left by conventional textbooks. It provides comprehensive insights for labor management, including emergencies, and improves provider confidence resulting in better care of obstetric patients.

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Yes, you can access A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery by Shad Deering 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.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction and Basic Principles
  12. Chapter 2 Common Examinations and Procedures
  13. Chapter 3 Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
  14. Chapter 4 Management of the First Stage of Labor
  15. Chapter 5 Management of the Second Stage of Labor
  16. Chapter 6 Management of the Third Stage of Labor
  17. Chapter 7 Induction and Augmentation of Labor
  18. Chapter 8 Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
  19. Chapter 9 Operative Vaginal Delivery
  20. Chapter 10 Cesarean Delivery
  21. Chapter 11 Lacerations and Episiotomies
  22. Chapter 12 Neonatal Resuscitation
  23. Chapter 13 Postpartum Care
  24. Chapter 14 Common Obstetric Complications and Emergencies
  25. Appendix A: MedicationDatabase
  26. Appendix B: Sample Notes andOrders
  27. Appendix C: CesareanTalk-through
  28. Index