Obstetric emergencies : a practical guide /

This book provides a practical guide to the management of obstetric emergencies acute complications during pregnancy and childbirth that pose a life-threatening risk to the mother and/or the fetus, and whose treatment requires an almost immediate response from the healthcare team in order to guarant...

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Main Authors: Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41656-4
Summary: This book provides a practical guide to the management of obstetric emergencies acute complications during pregnancy and childbirth that pose a life-threatening risk to the mother and/or the fetus, and whose treatment requires an almost immediate response from the healthcare team in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. The book covers two essential areas: the predominately fetal emergencies - acute fetal hypoxia/acidosis, shoulder dystocia, and retention of the aftercoming head; and the predominately maternal emergencies - eclampsia, maternal cardiorespiratory arrest and post-partum hemor
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(x,94pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9783319416564
Index Number: RG499
CLC: R714
Contents: Introduction -- Acute fetal hypoxia (including umbilical cord prolapse) -- Uterine rupture and major placental abruption -- Shoulder dystocia -- Eclampsia -- Retention of the aftercoming head -- Maternal cardio-respiratory arrest -- Amniotic fluid embolism -- Pulmonary thromboembolism -- Major obstetric haemorrhage -- Simulation-based training of obstetric emergencies.