A Practical Manual to Labor and Delivery (2^nd Ed., Revised edition)

Packed with the most up-to-date recommendations, this invaluable preparatory handbook is a trusted resource for all levels of providers that care for laboring patients. Gain confidence in managing patients from when they present to triage all the way through labor, delivery and the postpartum period. Gives providers critical clinical algorithms for routine and emergency situations and procedures. Includes: detailed description of common obstetric procedures and examinations, evidence-based practice recommendations for labor management and pain control options, sample notes, orders, and operative dictations for cesarean section, multiple illustrations and treatment algorithms that clarify and explain details students and residents are most likely to encounter during obstetric rotations. Written by an experienced maternal fetal medicine physician, this book fills practical knowledge gaps left by conventional textbooks. It provides comprehensive insights for labor management, including emergencies, and improves provider confidence resulting in better care of obstetric patients.

Preface; List of contributors; 1. Introduction and basic principles of labor and delivery Shad Deering; 2. Common examinations and procedures in labor and delivery Ashley S. Coggins; 3. Fetal heart rate monitoring in labor and delivery Noelle Breslin; 4. First-stage labor management Emily Sheikh; 5. Second stage labor management Kelsey J. Simpson; 6. Third stage labor management Kelsey J. Simpson; 7. Induction and augmentation of labor Irina U. Tunnage; 8. Obstetric analgesia/anesthesia in labor and delivery Elise Diamond; 9. Operative vaginal delivery Morgan Light; 10. Caesarean delivery Meghan Yamasaki; 11. Laceration and episiotomy repair Allison A. C. Eubanks; 12. Neonatal resuscitation in labor and delivery Mary Kathryn Collins; 13. Postpartum care Sierra Seamon; 14. Common OB complications and emergencies in labor and delivery Devon M. Rupley and Kristen Elmezzi; Medication database Meghan Yamasaki; Appendix A: common terms and abbreviations Sierra Seamon; Appendix B: sample notes and orders Allison A. C. Eubanks; Appendix C: caesarean 'talk-through' Allison A. C. Eubanks; Index.

Shad Deering, M.D., is a board-certified Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician with a passion for education. He is a nationally known innovator and leader in obstetric medical simulation and holds two patents for obstetric simulation teaching models. He has delivered babies in ten different States and a combat zone, given two TEDx talks, has over 100 publications, and has managed over thirty million dollars' worth of grants and external funding related to obstetrical care and teaching.