A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery

Description

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. 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