ABSTRACT

This book deals with the management of labour, guiding the readers to recognize problems by keen monitoring, based on anatomical and physiological understanding of labour. In this era of technology, this book revives the fading art of identification of clinical signs and symptoms. The chapters are well-structured, covering different aspects from suspicion to identification of the problems by recognizing subtle warning signals by the fetus and the uterus. Operative deliveries and common obstetric emergencies with their appropriate management are also covered. It provides practical points to prevent, anticipate, recognize, and manage problems during labour.

Key Features

  • Helps to identify clinical signs and symptoms that infuses the reader with confidence to identify and manage abnormal situations during labour and childbirth through the feel of their fingers and awakened understanding.
  • A must have book for all postgraduate trainees and practitioners of obstetrics, eager to learn the fundamentals of labour management.
  • Features illustrated cases helpful in learning management of normal labour and pick abnormal labour, at the earliest possible deviation from normalcy.

chapter 1|13 pages

Anatomy of the Pelvis

chapter 3|4 pages

Understanding the Passenger

chapter 4|6 pages

Stages of Labour

chapter 5|4 pages

Understanding the Power

The Uterine Contractions

chapter 6|10 pages

Understanding the Fetal Journey

chapter 7|18 pages

Management of Labour

chapter 8|8 pages

Obstetric Analgesia

chapter 11|9 pages

Abnormal Uterine Contractions

chapter 13|14 pages

Abnormalities of Second Stage

chapter 14|7 pages

Forceps Delivery

chapter 15|6 pages

Ventouse Delivery

chapter 16|14 pages

Caesarean Section

chapter 17|4 pages

Post-Partum Haemorrhage

chapter 19|11 pages

Specific Management of PPH