ABSTRACT

This new edition of an acclaimed text reviews the evidence for best practice in obstetric medicine, to present the reader with the right information, with appropriate use of proven interventions and avoidance of ineffectual or harmful ones, and by rating the evidence of the key references. The information is presented in the right format by summarizing evidence succinctly and clearly in tables and algorithms. The aim is to inform the clinician, to reduce errors and "to make it easy to do it right."

chapter 1|14 pages

Preconception care

chapter 2|20 pages

Prenatal care

chapter 3|14 pages

Physiologic changes

chapter 4|10 pages

Ultrasound

chapter 8|6 pages

Second stage of labor

chapter 9|8 pages

Third stage of labor

chapter 11|12 pages

Analgesia and anesthesia

chapter 12|6 pages

Operative vaginal delivery

chapter 13|18 pages

Cesarean delivery

chapter 18|14 pages

Preterm labor

chapter 23|4 pages

Meconium

chapter 24|8 pages

Malpresentation and malposition

chapter 25|8 pages

Shoulder dystocia

chapter 28|10 pages

Placental disorders

chapter 29|8 pages

Abruptio placentae

chapter 30|18 pages

Postpartum care

chapter 31|8 pages

The neonate