In light of new recommendations for intrapartum care, this fully updated second edition offers a review of best practice in all aspects of labour and delivery. This authoritative guide incorporates revised recommendations from the latest MBRRACE-UK Report, NICE guidelines, Cochrane Reviews and RCOG Green-top Guidelines to provide advice that is in line with the latest research and practice. New chapters cover the aspects of non-technical skills, ranging from leadership and team work to situational awareness and decision making. This edition also emphasises the problem of adherent placenta and discusses how it should be managed. With its modern, evidence-based approach, Best Practice in Labour and Delivery is the ideal textbook for those training in labour ward practice and studying for postgraduate examinations. Offering clear and practical guidance, this comprehensive book will help all obstetricians, obstetric anaesthetists, midwives and nurse practitioners to understand and deliver the best clinical care to patients.

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Contents

۱ Pelvic and Fetal Cranial Anatomy and the Stages and Mechanism of Labour
۲ The First Stage of Labour
۳ Analgesia and Anaesthesia in Labour
۴ Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring
۵ Uterine Contractions
۶ The Management of Intrapartum ‘Fetal Distress’
۷ Nutrition and Hydration in Labour
۸ Prolonged Second Stage of Labour Including Diicult Decision Making on Operative Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section
۹ Instrumental Vaginal Deliveries: Indications, Techniques and Complications
۱۰ Caesarean Deliveries: Indications, Techniques and Complications
۱۱ Breech and Twin Delivery
۱۲ Cord Prolapse and Shoulder Dystocia
۱۳ Antepartum Haemorrhage
۱۴ Management of the Third Stage of Labour
۱۵ Postpartum Haemorrhage
۱۶ Management of Morbidly Adherent Placenta
۱۷ Acute Illness and Maternal Collapse in the Postpartum Period
۱۸ Episiotomy and Obstetric Perineal Trauma
۱۹ Induction of Labour
۲۰ Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)
۲۱ The Management of Preterm Labour
۲۲ Labour in Women with Medical Disorders
۲۳ Management of Women with Previous Caesarean Section
۲۴ Rupture of the Uterus
۲۵ Management of Severe Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia
۲۶ Neonatal Resuscitation and the Management of Immediate Neonatal Problems
۲۷ The Immediate Puerperium
۲۸ Triage and Prioritization in a Busy Labour Ward
۲۹ Risk Management in Intrapartum Care
۳۰ Team Working, Skills and Drills on the Labour Ward
۳۱ Cerebral Palsy Arising from Events in Labour
۳۲ Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) in Obstetrics
۳۳ Non-Technical Skills to Improve Obstetric Practice