Main description:

Focuses on the intrapartum aspects of obstetric practice - the focus of medico-legal and clinical audit attention
Highly illustrated to show techniques in detail
Offers tips and advice to the trainee
Emphasis on practical matters - a step-by-step approach
Includes historical boxes to enliven and entertain

Contents:

Introduction
Human birth
Obstetric risk management
Assessment and management of labour
Fetal surveillance in labour
Fetal asphyxia
Induction of labour
Preterm labour
Assisted vaginal delivery
Malpresentations
Shoulder dystocia
Caesarean section
Vaginal birth after caesarean section
Uterine rupture
Breech delivery
Twin and triplet delivery
Cord prolapse
Antepartum haemorrhage
Postpartum haemorrhage
Retained placenta
Acute uterine inversion
Lower genital tract trauma
Haemorrhagic shock
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Amniotic fluid embolism
Analgesia and anaesthesia
Procedures and techniques: Acute tocolysis
Version
Uterine tamponade
Uterine compression sutures
Pelvic vessel ligation and embolisation
Obstetric hysterectomy
Symphysiotomy
Destructive operations on the fetus