A practical guide to labour management / Donald Gibb.
Material type: TextPublication details: Blackwell Scientific, 1988.Description: xvii,152pISBN:- 9780632013777 (pbk) :
- 063201377X (pbk.)
- 618.4 GIB
- RG524
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 618.4 GIB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 021600 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1:- Labour Ward Procedures and Practices:- 1. Diagnosis and onset of labour--2. Record keeping--3. Environment and posture--4. Examination of the woman in labour--5. Assessment of labour progress--6. Intravenous fluid management--7. Pain relief--8. Pre-term and post-term labour--9. Induction of labour--10. Mid-trimester termination of pregnancy--11. Fetal well-being - Heart rate monitoring--12. Contraction monitoring--13. Second stage of labour and episiotomy--14. Assisted delivery and caesarean section--15. Ultrasound--16. Neonatal management--PART 2: Common Emergencies:- 17. Shoulder dystocia--18. Antepartum Haemorrhage--19. Postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta--20. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia)--21. Cord problems--22. Hepatitis and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--23. The Obstetric flying squad--PART 3: Adverse Sequelae and Audit:- 24. Perinatal death--25. Mortality, statistics and data collection.
Medical students and junior medical staff often feel ill-prepared when they start working in the delivery suite. This practical pocket-sized book is written for all medical and nursing staff involved in daily labour ward management, emphasising the day-to-day assessment.