Chapter 24 Obstetric emergencies: training with skills drills Andrew Simm CHAPTER CONTANTS Guidelines 214 Training in acute obstetric emergencies 214 Formats 214 National courses 214 Local courses 214 Debriefing after…
Chapter 4 The birthing environment Amanda Sullivan, Carol McCormick CHAPTER CONTENTS Hospital birthing rooms 19 Support in labour 20 Use of water immersion for labour and birth 20 Guidelines for…
Chapter 23 Fetal and maternal misadventure David T Y. Liu, Mentor: Charles Rodeck CHAPTER CONTANTS Fetal abnormalities 207 Fetal trauma 208 Procedure 208 Fetal death 208 Death of a co-twin…
Chapter 22 Medical complications CHAPTER CONTENTS (i) Haematological, coagulation, respiratory and neurological disorders 188 Haematological problems 188 Sickle cell disease 188 Labour and delivery 188 Thalassaemia 188 Inherited disorders of…
Chapter 1 Attitudes and conduct David T Y Liu Childbirth is a physiological function. It is natural that women should want to perform this function in the way that they…
Chapter 3 Maternal and perinatal mortality David T Y Liu, Mentor: Charles Rodeck CHAPTER CONTENTS Maternal mortality 14 Cause of maternal mortality 14 Pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombosis 14 Haemorrhage 15…
Chapter 8 Intrapartum nutrition and electrolytes Paul Tomlinson, David T Y Liu CHAPTER CONTENTS Changes in labour 55 Nutrition in labour 56 Controversy 56 Management guidelines 56 Uncomplicated/spontaneous labour 56…
Chapter 2 Legal considerations Andrew Parsons CHAPTER CONTENTS Consent 5 General principles 5 Informed consent 5 Obstetric cases 5 Special types of patient 6 Capacity 6 The Common Law (until…
CHAPTER 4 Abdominal Self-Retaining Retractors Abdominal self-retaining retractors are retractors that do not require a person to hold them in the proper position. Once the surgeon places the retractor, and…
CHAPTER 64 Surgery on Pediatric and Small-Statured Patients Additional images are available at: evolve.elsevier.com/Tighe/instrumentation/ Possible equipment needed for the posterior fusion pan #1 includes a soft tissue set. It is…
