{"product_id":"active-management-of-labour-paperback-9780723432029","title":"Active Management of Labour (Paperback) 9780723432029","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eActive Management of Labour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. O'Driscoll (Author), D. Meagher (Author), Michael Robson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780723432029, Elsevier Health Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 40 ills.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis manual encompasses a comprehensive approach to the management of labour. Based on the simple proposition that effective uterine action is the key to normal delivery,\u003ci\u003e Active Management of Labour \u003c\/i\u003ecovers all aspects of delivery for nulliparous women with vertex presentation and single foetus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an accessible and practical guide for obstericians and midwives as well as anaesthetists and the auxiliary staff of maternity units.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourages an active interest in labour by all professional staff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasises the importance of constant personal attention and good communication in labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses in detail the need to distinguish between:  \t- first and subsequent births  \t- single cephalic and all other pregnancies  \t- induction and acceleration of labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFosters the development of a team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003espirit between midwife and obstetrician\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how good labour ward organisation can improve care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProves the importance of audit in ensuring quality of care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated chapters on dystocia and caesarian section\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew key points summary at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated review of clinical outcomes at the National Maternity Hospital\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSection 1: Text\u003cbr\u003e1. Nulliparous v parous women\t\u003cbr\u003e2. Induction v acceleration\t\u003cbr\u003e3. Malpresentations, malformation, twins\t\u003cbr\u003e4. Duration of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e5. Diagnosis of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e6. Progress: first stage\t\u003cbr\u003e7. Progress: second stage\t\u003cbr\u003e8. Acceleration of slow labour\t\u003cbr\u003e9. Oxytocin in labour\t\u003cbr\u003e10. Normal and abnormal labour (dystocia)\t\u003cbr\u003e11. Inefficient uterine action\t\u003cbr\u003e12. Cephalopelvic disproportion\t\u003cbr\u003e13. Occipitoposterior position\t\u003cbr\u003e14. Trauma\t\u003cbr\u003e15. Pain\t\u003cbr\u003e16. Antenatal preparation\t\u003cbr\u003e17. Analgesic drugs\t\u003cbr\u003e18. Epidural anaesthesia\t\u003cbr\u003e19. Personal attention\t\u003cbr\u003e20. Role of the doctor\t\u003cbr\u003e21. Role of the nurse\/midwife\u003cbr\u003e22. Role of the mother\t\u003cbr\u003e23. Care of the fetus\t\u003cbr\u003e24. Induction\t\u003cbr\u003e25. Organization\u003cbr\u003e26. Cervix in labour\t\u003cbr\u003e27. Caesarean section rates\t\u003cbr\u003e28. Cerebral palsy\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection II: Visual Records\t\u003cbr\u003e1. Nulliparous labour\t\u003cbr\u003e2. Duration of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e3. Diagnosis of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e4. Progress in labour\t\u003cbr\u003e5. Care of the fetus\t\u003cbr\u003e6. Oxytocin\t\u003cbr\u003e7. Analgesia\t\u003cbr\u003e8. Method of delivery and additional items\t\u003cbr\u003e9. Normal labour (1)\t\u003cbr\u003e10. Normal labour (2)\t\u003cbr\u003e11. Normal labour (3)\t\u003cbr\u003e12. Abnormal labour: slow progress (1)\t\u003cbr\u003e13. Abnormal labour: slow progress (2)\t\u003cbr\u003e14. Abnormal labour: slow progress (3)\t\u003cbr\u003e15. Abnormal labour: secondary arrest (1)\t\u003cbr\u003e16. Abnormal labour: secondary arrest (2)\t\u003cbr\u003e17. Method of treatment: artificial rupture of membranes\t\u003cbr\u003e18. Method of treatment: oxytocin infusion (1)\t\u003cbr\u003e19. Method of treatment: oxytocin infusion (2)\t\u003cbr\u003e20. Failure to respond to treatment: error in diagnosis\t\u003cbr\u003e21. Failure to respond to treatment: membranes intact\t\u003cbr\u003e22. Failure to respond to treatment: hesitant use of oxytocin\t\u003cbr\u003e23. Failure to respond to treatment: cephalopelvic disproportion\t\u003cbr\u003e24. Induction: success\t\u003cbr\u003e25. Induction: failure (1)\t\u003cbr\u003e26. Induction: failure (2)\t\u003cbr\u003e27. Fetal distress: placental insufficiency\/accident of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e28. Parous labour\u003cbr\u003e\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection III: Clinical Data\t\u003cbr\u003e1. Comparative figures for 35 years\t\u003cbr\u003e2. Analysis of hospital population\t\u003cbr\u003e3. Clinical circumstances of perinatal deaths\t\u003cbr\u003e4. Rupture of uterus\t\u003cbr\u003e5. Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in firstborn infants\t\u003cbr\u003e6. Cerebral dysfunction in mature infants\t\u003cbr\u003e7. Diagnosis of labour\t\u003cbr\u003e8. Duration of labour in nulliparous women\t\u003cbr\u003e9. Spontaneously labouring nulliparous women with a single cephalic pregnancy at term\t\u003cbr\u003e10. 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