Obstetric Decisions: Quick Thinking for Safe Deliveries [Hardcover]

This is a practical manual on troubleshooting options where there are obstetric complications, so medical staff can check quickly and easily on the essential points they need to know, do, and recommend.

Abbreviations. 1. The Management of the Latent Phase of Labour. 2. The Management of the First Stage of Labour. 3. The Management of the Second Stage of Labour. 4. The Management of the Third Stage of Labour. 5. The General Principles of Intrapartum Care. 6. Planned Birth in Special Circumstances. 7. Caesarean Birth. 8. Operative Vaginal Delivery. 9. Obstetric Emergencies. 10. Postnatal Complications. 11. Summaries. Bibliography. Index.

This is a practical manual on troubleshooting options when there are obstetric complications, so medical staff can check quickly and easily on the essential points they need to know, do, and recommend.

Key Features:

• Offers a quick and easy-to-consult reference for essential points
• Presents an invaluable guide for those in training who need to make a decision in complicated circumstances
• Summarises its points in boxes, flow-charts, and tables

Rhianna Davies BSc (Hons) MBBS PhD MRCOG MIMP DFMS PGCE - Senior Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Kelsie Sykes, BMBS BMedSci MA(MedEd) MRCOG -?Consultant Obstetrician, Mid and South Essex NHS Trust, Basildon, UK