{"product_id":"labor-and-delivery-care-isbn-9780470654590","title":"Labor and Delivery Care","description":"\u003ci\u003eLabor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e supports and reinforces the acquisition of the practical obstetric skills needed for aiding a successful birth.  \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the most important element of successful labor care, communicating with the patient, the authors guide you through normal delivery routines and examination techniques. They then address the best approaches to the full range of challenges that can arise during labor and delivery. Throughout, the 15 chapters provide concise practical guidance with:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003ealgorithmic decision trees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclinical management tips\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edetailed drawings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLabor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough tour-de-force of the practical obstetric skills needed for best and safest practice based on clinical experience and evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePreface, vii\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Use This Book, xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Communicating Effectively With Your Patient, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Examining Your Patient, 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Normal Labor and Delivery, 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Evaluating the Pelvis, 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Diagnosing and Treating Dysfunctional Labor, 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Managing the Third Stage, 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Dealing with Malpositions and Defl exed Attitudes, 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Managing Breech Presentation and Transverse Lie, 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Avoiding and Managing Birth Canal Trauma, 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Inducing Labor, 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Cesarean Delivery, 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Delivering Twins, 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Managing Shoulder Dystocia, 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Using Forceps and the Vacuum Extractor, 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Obstetric Case Studies, 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnswers to Obstetric Case Studies, 339\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary, 355\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex, 383\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Labor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide provides a thorough tour-de-force of the practical obstetric skills needed for best and safest practice based on clinical experience and evidence.”  (\u003ci\u003eKingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 November 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne R. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, Professor of Obstetrics \u0026amp; Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmanuel A. Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, ScD, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e  The management of labor and delivery requires skilled physical diagnosis to make the most refined diagnostic judgments. It demands the synthesis of several simultaneously acquired lines of diagnostic evidence to balance the risks of intervention and watchful expectancy. During labor, fetal information must be constantly integrated with facts about the mother to determine the probability that a normal vaginal delivery will ensue or whether pharmacologic or surgical intervention will be necessary to optimize safety.  \u003cp\u003eFundamental clinical skills provide the bedrock on which technology can be best applied. \u003ci\u003eLabor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e supports and reinforces the acquisition of the practical obstetric skills needed for aiding a successful birth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the most important element of successful labor care, communicating with the patient, the authors guide you through normal delivery routines and examination techniques. They then address the best approaches to the full range of challenges that can arise during labor and delivery. 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