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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- Foreword 3 -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Physiology of Labour -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview -- 2.1 Oestrogen -- 3 Phases of Parturition -- 4 Phase 1 -- 5 The Uterus -- 6 The Cervix -- 6.1 How Does This Softening Occur? -- 7 Phase 2 -- 7.1 Myometrial Priming-Preparation for Labour -- 7.1.1 Why Does the Change Occur from Quiescence to Being Ready for Contractions? -- 7.1.2 When Do These Changes Occur? -- 7.1.3 What Are the Changes That Occur? -- 8 Myometrial Changes -- 9 Cervical Ripening |
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10 Physiological and Biochemical Processes Regulating Parturition -- 11 Role of the Foetus -- 12 Role of Placenta -- 13 Role of Oestrogen and Progesterone -- 14 Role of the Mother -- 14.1 Oxytocin -- 15 Mechanical Factors -- 16 Phase 3 (Labour) -- 17 First Stage -- 18 Myometrial Architecture -- 18.1 Why the Smooth Muscles Can Bring About Efficient Contractions? -- 19 The Physiology of Uterine Muscle Contractions -- 20 Actin-Myosin Interactions -- 21 Myometrial Gap Junctions -- 21.1 How Do We Measure Uterine Contractions? -- 22 Second Stage: Delivery of the Foetus |
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23 Third Stage: Foetal Expulsion to Delivery of Placenta and Membranes -- 24 Phase 4 (Involution Phase) -- References -- Mechanism of Labour -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition -- 3 Power, Passage and Passenger [1-3] -- 4 Foeto-Pelvic Relationships -- 5 Presenting Part and Denominator -- 6 Diagnosis of Foetal Presentation and Position -- 7 Vaginal Examination -- 8 Mechanism of Labour -- 8.1 Engagement -- 8.2 Descent -- 8.3 Flexion -- 8.4 Internal Rotation -- 8.5 Extension -- 8.6 Restitution -- 8.7 External Rotation -- 8.8 Birth of Shoulders and Trunk -- 9 Stages of Labour |
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10 Foetal Head Shape Changes -- 10.1 Moulding -- 10.2 Caput Succedaneum -- 10.3 Cephalhaematoma -- 11 What Is Normal Labour Progression? -- 12 The WHO Labour Care Guide (LCG) -- 13 Ultrasonography (USG) in Labour -- 14 Management of Normal Labour -- 14.1 When to Admit? -- 14.2 Preparation for Delivery -- References -- Cephalopelvic Disproportion -- 1 Types of Pelvis -- 2 Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) -- 3 Contracted Pelvis -- 3.1 Aetiology of Contracted Pelvis [8] -- 3.1.1 Defect in the Pelvis -- 3.1.2 Defect in the Spine -- 3.1.3 Defect in Lower Limbs |
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3.2 Diagnosis of Contracted Pelvis -- 3.2.1 History -- 3.2.2 Examination -- 4 Radiological Pelvimetry [11-15] -- 4.1 X-Ray Pelvimetry -- 4.2 Ultrasonography [16, 17] -- 4.3 CT-Scan and MRI -- 5 Clinical Cephalopelvic Disproportion Tests [9] -- 6 Effects of Contracted Pelvis on Pregnancy and Labour [18, 19] -- 7 Outcome of Labour in Contracted Pelvis -- 7.1 The Flat Rachitic Pelvis -- 7.1.1 Characters (Fig. 5) -- 7.1.2 Mechanism of Labour -- 7.2 Simple Flat Pelvis -- 7.2.1 Characters -- 7.2.2 Mechanism of Labour -- 7.3 Contracted Outlet (Funnel Pelvis) |
| Summary |
The book Labour and delivery:Update discusses protocols for labour management from A to Z in a concise manner and easy to understand language. It covers latest guidelines for breech delivery, management of preterm labour and premature preterm rupture of membranes and labour complications .It revisits instrumental vaginal delivery as many gynecologists and obstetricians lack the skill for forceps and ventouse delivery. This book covers all the latest cochrane reviews,RCOG, NICE ,ACOG guidelines and other studies for managing various labour conditions. It includes all the latest developments and research to keep the readers abreast with the latest evidence-based strategies. The book is a ready revision tool for busy practitioners, postgraduates, undergraduates,midwifes, and for those who want to focus on delivery and labour events |
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7.3.1 Characters (Fig. 6) |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 17, 2023) |
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Labor (Obstetrics)
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Delivery (Obstetrics)
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Delivery, Obstetric
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Delivery (Obstetrics)
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Labor (Obstetrics)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Garg, Ruchika, editor
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| ISBN |
981196145X |
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9789811961458 |
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