· This bestselling manual offers a one-stop guide to all aspects of labour and birth in a hospital environment
· Contains information on the latest NICE and RCOG Guidelines
· Deals with everything from admittance procedures through to emergency drills and multiple births
· User-friendly layout with clear diagrams provide easy access to information
· Panel of international specialists ensure contemporary and representative content
· Contains information on the latest NICE and RCOG Guidelines
· Deals with everything from admittance procedures through to emergency drills and multiple births
· User-friendly layout with clear diagrams provide easy access to information
· Panel of international specialists ensure contemporary and representative content
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all personnel working on the labour ward. It gives instruction on the best application of technical procedures employed in the labour ward whilst promoting the ethos that the labouring mother and the unborn child must be the prime focus of attention.
Key Features
- Offers a one-stop guide to all aspects of labour and birth in a hospital environment
- Covers everything from admittance procedures through to emergency drills and multiple births
- User-friendly layout with clear diagrams provide easy access to information
- Panel of international specialists ensure contemporary and representative content
| ISBN | 9780443102523 |
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| Author Information | By David T. Y. Liu, MPhil, MB, BS, DM, MBA(OU), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist/Clinical Tutor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK |
| Published Reviews | The chapters are factual and concise. A real positive for a labour ward manual. Laura Abbott, The Practising Midwife, Vol 11 No 8 |
| Table of Content | 1 Attitudes and conduct 2 Legal considerations 3 Maternal and perinatal mortality 4 The birthing environment 5 Admission to labour ward 6 Admission emergencies 7 Normal labour and delivery 8 Intrapartum nutrition and electrolytes 9 Analgesia and anaesthesia 10 Intrapartum fetal surveillance 11 Episiotomy and tears 12 The Newborn 13 Preterm labour and preterm rupture of membranes 14 Abnormal labour 15 Induction and augmentation of labour 16 Assisted delivery and shoulder dystocia 17 Caesarean section 18 Emergencies in the immediate puerperium 19 Malpresentation and malposition 20 Breech 21 Twins and multiple deliveries 22 Medical complications 23 Fetal and maternal misadventure 24 Drills in labour ward management |
| Publication Date | 09-08-2007 |
| Pages | 236 |
| Trim | 246 X 189 (7 11/16 x 9 7/16) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
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