This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all personnel working on the labour ward. It gives instruction on the best application of technical procedures employed in the labour ward whilst promoting the ethos that the labouring mother and the unborn child must be the prime focus of attention. Offers a one-stop guide to all aspects of labour and birth in a hospital environment Covers everything from admittance procedures through to emergency drills and multiple births User-friendly layout with clear diagrams provide easy access to information Panel of international specialists ensure contemporary and representative content Incorporation of latest NICE and RCOG Guidelines as well as those of CNST New section on Emergency Drills Expanded segment on mental health

Labour Ward Manual, Second Edition provides guidelines for the application of obstetric knowledge to the labor ward environment. The practice of obstetrics is still an art and as such encompasses alternative approaches to achieve the same welcome end, the safety and wellbeing of both mother and child throughout labor and after delivery. The steps suggested for patient management and presentation concentrate on safety and simplicity. Throughout this book, it is stressed that the laboring woman and the fetus are the most important persons in the labor ward. This book clearly documents the emphasis on the atmosphere of ready redress by litigation; approach to women with individual needs; special care in the sensitive issue of induction; fetal monitoring; fluid replacement together with a clear protocol for management of fetal and maternal mishaps; and problems and hazards of women in the labor ward of hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) infection. This edition provides a clear concise guidance for all those involved in child birth.

The Labour Ward Handbook, second edition, is a succinct manual that provides detailed clinical practice guidelines for the care of women in labour. Dealing more with the practice than the theory of labour ward management, this book is designed to be a ready guide for use in the delivery suite by the busy clinician. The format has been specifically designed to make retrieval of information quick and simple. Relevant pages can be reproduced and filed in the patient's case-notes thus serving not only as an aide memoire and checklist, but also as a supplementary record of the care provided. The Labour Ward Handbook is essential reading for practising obstetricians of all grades, midwives, labour ward managers, and all other medical professionals who are interested in the conduct of labour and risk management in the delivery suite. Key Features Checklists and bullet points for quick and straightforward guidence 'Further reading' at the end of each section Compliant with RCOG and NICE guidelines Builds on a very popular first edition If you work on the labour ward, this is the book to have with you at all times.

This succinct manual provides detailed clinical practice guidelines for the care of women in labour, this is designed to be a ready guide for use in the delivery suite by the busy clinician. The third edition has been updated to include new developments in clinical practice and governance and new guidelines. So far as is possible, the differences in care scenarios internationally have been addressed to provide a reliable guide to safe delivery. Key Features Provides detailed clinical practice guidelines for the care of women in labour Offers a ready guide for use in the delivery suite by the busy obstetric clinician and all members of the team Focuses on the clinical relevance of the problem points arising.

The most-popular midwifery textbook in the world! The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today. - Well illustrated to assist visual learning - Boxes highlighting significant information to aid study - Introduction, Aims of the chapter and Conclusion for each chapter - References, Further Reading and Useful websites to promote further learning - Glossary of terms and acronyms provide simple definition of more complex terminologies Additional online resources - Over 500 multiple-choice questions enable students to test their knowledge - Unlabelled illustrations help reinforce learning - Full image bank of illustrations to make study more visual and assist with projects. - Full colour illustrations now used throughout the book, in response to student feedback - Contains many new chapters, some of which are authored by members of the multi-professional team - Up-to-date guidance on professional regulation, midwifery supervision, legal and ethical issues, risk management and clinical governance - Recognition that midwives increasingly care for women with complex health needs, in a multicultural society - Examination of the dilemmas involved in caring for women with a raised body mass index - Chapter on optimising care of the perineum for women with perineal trauma, including those who have experienced female genital mutilation - Guidance to support the trend for midwives to undertake the neonatal physical examination of the healthy term infant - Additional coverage of basic neonatal resuscitation

Assuming a basic obstetric knowledge, describes all aspects of management of normal labor and delivery, also explaining how to deal with complications. Emphasizes simplicity and safety and the importance of developing an understanding between the mother and those attending her. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Joints and Connective Tissues - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series. In order to diagnose and manage the patient presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms, it is important to distinguish whether the pathology is arising primarily in the so-called hard tissues (such as bone) or the soft tissues (such as cartilage, disc, synovium, capsule, muscle, tendon, tendon sheath). It is also important to distinguish between the two most common causes of musculoskeletal symptoms, namely inflammatory and degenerative.