| Description |
xi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Sect. I. Text -- 1. Nulliparous v parous women -- 2. Induction v acceleration -- 3. Malpresentations, malformation, twins -- 4. Duration of labour -- 5. Diagnosis of labour -- 6. Progress: first stage -- 7. Progress: second stage -- 8. Acceleration of slow labour -- 9. Oxytocin in labour -- 10. Normal and abnormal labour (dystocia) -- 11. Inefficient uterine action -- 12. Cephalopelvic disproportion -- 13. Occipitoposterior position -- 14. Trauma -- 15. Pain -- 16. Antenatal preparation -- 17. Analgesic drugs -- 18. Epidural anaesthesia -- 19. Personal attention -- 20. Role of the doctor -- 21. Role of the nurse/midwife -- 22. Role of the mother -- 23. Care of the fetus -- 24. Induction -- 25. Organization -- 26. Cervix in labour -- 27. Caesarean section rates -- 28. Cerebral palsy -- Sect. II. Visual Records -- 1. Nulliparous labour -- 2. Duration of labour -- 3. Diagnosis of labour -- 4. Progress in labour -- 5. Care of the fetus -- 6. Oxytocin -- 7. Analgesia -- 8. Method of delivery and additional items -- 9. Normal labour (1) -- 10. Normal labour (2) -- 11. Normal labour (3) -- 12. Abnormal labour: slow progress (1) -- 13. Abnormal labour: slow progress (2) -- 14. Abnormal labour: slow progress (3) -- 15. Abnormal labour: secondary arrest (1) -- 16. Abnormal labour: secondary arrest (2) -- 17. Method of treatment: artificial rupture of membranes -- 18. Method of treatment: oxytocin infusion (1) -- 19. Method of treatment: oxytocin infusion (2) -- 20. Failure to respond to treatment: error in diagnosis -- 21. Failure to respond to treatment: membranes intact -- 22. Failure to respond to treatment: hesitant use of oxytocin -- 23. Failure to respond to treatment: cephalopelvic disproportion -- 24. Induction: success -- 25. Induction: failure (1) -- 26. Induction: failure (2) -- 27. Fetal distress: placental insufficiency/accident of labour -- 28. Parous labour -- Sect. III. Clinical Data -- 1. Comparative figures for 35 years -- 2. Analysis of hospital population -- 3. Clinical circumstances of perinatal deaths -- 4. Rupture of uterus -- 5. Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage in firstborn infants -- 6. Cerebral dysfunction in mature infants -- 7. Diagnosis of labour -- 8. Duration of labour in nulliparous women -- 9. Spontaneously labouring nulliparous women with a single cephalic pregnancy at term -- 10. Obstetrical norms in nulliparous women |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index |
| Subject |
Labor (Obstetrics)
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Labor, Obstetric.
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Labor
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| Author |
Robson, Michael.
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Meagher, Declan.
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| ISBN |
0723432023 |
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