Clinical Protocols in Labour

ISBN-13: 9781842140857 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 212 str.

M. S. Marsh; Janet M. Rennie; P. Groves

Opis

imulation and augmentation of labour, caesarean section, vaginal instr umental deliveries, cardiotocograph interpretation and fetal blood sam pling, preterm labour, prevention and treatment of neonatal group B st reptococcal infection, eclampsia and pre-eclampsia, management of mate rnal diabetes, infection control precautions with particular reference to women with blood borne pathogens (Hep B or HIV antibody), manageme nt of shoulder dystocia, breech delivery, twin delivery, prolapse of t he umbilical cord, uterine rupture, massive obstetric haemorrhage, res cue cerclage, female genital mutilation, overwhelming sepsis, failed i ntubation drill, refusal to receive blood products, refusal to undergo medical intervention, sickle cell disease, peripartum collapse, Rhesu s disease, and termination of pregnancy following diagnosis of fetal a bnormality or intrauterine death in the second trimester. Two appendix es provide protocols for closure of the labour ward and guidelines for communication among members of the labour team. Includes bibliographi c references and index.

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IntroductionThe Approach to CareDomino/GPO and Home DeliveriesNormal LabourThe Unbooked Woman Presenting to the Labour WardPain Relief in LabourUse of the Birth Pool for Labour and DeliveryCare of the BabyHypoglycaemia in the NewbornBreastfeeding on Labour Ward and Skin-to-Skin ContactThe Prevention of ThromboembolismInduction, Stimulation and Augmentation of LabourCaesarean SectionVaginal Instrumental DeliveriesCardiotocograph Interpretation and Fetal Blood SamplingPreterm LabourPrevention and Treatment of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal InfectionEclampsia and Pre-EclampsiaManagement of Maternal Diabetes in LabourInfection Control Precautions with Particular Reference to Women with Blood-Borne Pathogens (Hepatitis B or HIV)Management of Shoulder DystociaBreech DeliveryTwin DeliveryProlapse of the Umbilical CordUterine RuptureManagement of Postpartum HaemorrhageGuidelines for the Management of Massive Obstetric HaemorrhageRescue CerclageFemale Genital MutilationOverwhelming SepsisFailed Intubation DrillRefusal to Receive Blood Products or Undergo Medical InterventionSickle Cell DiseasePeripartum CollapseElective Delivery of the Fetus Affected by Severe Red Cell Sensitization (e.g. Rhesus Diseases)Appendix I: The King's College Hospital Protocol for Closure of the Labour Ward and Maternity BedsAppendix II: The King's College Hospital Guidelines for Communication between Midwives, Junior Doctors and Consultants in Relation to Care of a Woman in LabourAppendix III: Guidelines for Termination of Pregnancy Following Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormality or Intrauterine Death in the Second TrimesterIndex

O autorze

Michael S. Marsh (Author) , Janet M. Rennie (King's College Hospital, London, UK) (Author) , Phillipa A. Groves (King's College Hospital, London, UK) (Author)