Labor and delivery care a practical guide / Wayne R. Cohen, Md, Emanuel A. Friedman, MD, Med ScD.
| Author/creator | Cohen, Wayne R. |
| Other author | Friedman, Emanuel A., 1926- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. |
| Description | xii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Communicating effectively with your patient -- Examining your patient -- Normal labor and delivery -- Evaluating the pelvis -- Diagnosing and treating dysfunctional labor -- Managing the third stage -- Dealing with malpositions and deflexed attitudes -- Managing breech presentation and transverse lie -- Avoiding and managing birth canal trauma -- Inducing labor -- Cesarean delivery -- Delivering twins -- Managing shoulder dystocia -- Using forceps and the vacuum extractor -- Obstetric case studies. |
| Abstract | "Labor and Delivery: The hands-on guide provides practical and timely information to help guide the clinical care of women during pregnancy. An expert team of authors present the framework to integrate information obtained from hands-on evaluation of laboring women into logical matrix for decision-making and risk avoidance. By not focusing solely on explanations of the readings and usage of technology such as ultrasound and fetal monitoring, this experience-based guide to labor care concentrates on traditional skills of observation and careful physical examinations to help obstetricians care for women during labor while improving her experience of birth"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011020592 |
| ISBN | 9780470654590 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781119971535 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 9781119971566 (Wiley Online Library) |
| ISBN | 9781119971542 (ePub) |
| ISBN | 9781119971559 (mobi) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |