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.
Author(s): Shad Deering
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 315
Tags: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine
A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery - Front Matter - Copyright.pdf (p.1-4)......Page 2
Dedication.pdf (p.5-6)......Page 6
Contents.pdf (p.7)......Page 8
Contributors.pdf (p.8)......Page 9
Preface.pdf (p.9)......Page 10
Acknowledgments.pdf (p.10)......Page 11
Abbreviations.pdf (p.11-14)......Page 12
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Basic Principles.pdf (p.15-17)......Page 16
Chapter 2 - Common Examinations and Procedures.pdf (p.18-56)......Page 19
Chapter 3 - Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring.pdf (p.57-73)......Page 58
Chapter 4 - Management of the First Stage of Labor.pdf (p.74-90)......Page 75
Chapter 5 - Management of the Second Stage of Labor.pdf (p.91-100)......Page 92
Chapter 6 - Management of the Third Stage of Labor.pdf (p.101-106)......Page 102
Chapter 7 - Induction and Augmentation of Labor.pdf (p.107-115)......Page 108
Chapter 8 - Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia.pdf (p.116-131)......Page 117
Chapter 9 - Operative Vaginal Delivery.pdf (p.132-142)......Page 133
Chapter 10 - Cesarean Delivery.pdf (p.143-172)......Page 144
Chapter 11 - Lacerations and Episiotomies.pdf (p.173-187)......Page 174
Chapter 12 - Neonatal Resuscitation.pdf (p.188-199)......Page 189
Chapter 13 - Postpartum Care.pdf (p.200-211)......Page 201
Chapter 14 - Common Obstetric Complications and Emergencies.pdf (p.212-255)......Page 213
Appendix A - Medication Database.pdf (p.256-271)......Page 257
Appendix B - Sample Notes and Orders.pdf (p.272-293)......Page 273
Appendix C - Cesarean Talk-through.pdf (p.294-304)......Page 295
Index.pdf (p.305-314)......Page 306
