| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Editor |
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| Contributors |
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Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Pelvis |
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Changes in Pelvis during Evolution |
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Changes in the Pelvis from Infancy to Adulthood |
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True Pelvis: Joints and Ligaments |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Pelvic Joints and Ligaments |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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Sexual Differences in Pelvis |
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Differences in Shape of Female and Male Pelvis |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Understanding the Maternal Passage |
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15 | (1) |
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Clinical Application and Diameter of the Pelvis |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Understanding the Passenger |
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27 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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Diameters of the Fetal Skull |
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Summary of the Diameters of Engagement of the Fetus |
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29 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Stages of Labour |
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31 | (6) |
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31 | (6) |
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Chapter 5 Understanding the Power: The Uterine Contractions |
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37 | (4) |
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Normal Uterine Contractions |
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37 | (2) |
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Formation of the Uterine Segments |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Understanding the Fetal Journey |
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41 | (10) |
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Important Definitions and Terminologies |
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41 | (3) |
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Understanding Fetal Position by Abdominal Examination |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Management of Labour |
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51 | (18) |
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Assessment of a Woman in Labour |
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52 | (2) |
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The Management of the First Stage of Labour |
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54 | (1) |
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Monitoring of the First Stage of Labour |
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55 | (4) |
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Changing Concepts in the Definition of Active Labour |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (3) |
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Management of the Third Stage of Labour |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Obstetric Analgesia |
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69 | (8) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Labour Pain and Pain Pathway |
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70 | (1) |
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Techniques of Labour Analgesia |
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71 | (2) |
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Neuraxial Techniques (Epidural and Combined Spinal Epidural) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance |
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77 | (10) |
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Fetal Physiology in Interpretation of the Cardiotocography Findings |
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77 | (1) |
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Risk Factors of Increased Intrapartum Fetal Compromise |
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78 | (1) |
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Methods of Intrapartum Surveillance |
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78 | (5) |
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Intrauterine Resuscitation |
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83 | (1) |
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Adjunctive Technologies for Intrapartum Monitoring |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Understanding the Warning Signal of the Uterus and the Fetus |
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87 | (8) |
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87 | (2) |
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Clinical Features and Identification of Abnormal Labour |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Synclitism and Asynclitism |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Abnormal Uterine Contractions |
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Classification of Abnormal Uterine Contractions |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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Timeline Definitions for Abnormal Labour |
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100 | (1) |
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Management Goals of Abnormal Labour |
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101 | (2) |
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Complications of Abnormal Labour: Abnormal Labour Can Result in Certain Complications Enumerated Below |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Contracted Pelvis |
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105 | (10) |
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Clinical Identification Tests |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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Causes for Contracted Pelvis |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (1) |
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Management of Trial Labour |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Abnormalities of Second Stage |
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Arrest in the Second Stage of Labour |
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115 | (6) |
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Obstructed Labour and Bandl's Ring |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (3) |
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Delivering Multiple Pregnancies |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Forceps Delivery |
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129 | (8) |
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129 | (2) |
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Prerequisites for Forceps Application |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (3) |
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Forceps Rotation and Extraction |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Ventouse Delivery |
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137 | (6) |
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The Apparatus for Ventouse Delivery |
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137 | (2) |
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Mechanism of Vacuum Assistance |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Difference in Vacuum and Forceps-Assisted Deliveries |
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142 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Caesarean Section |
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143 | (14) |
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143 | (1) |
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Preoperative Preparations |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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Difficult Caesarean Section: How to Bail Oneself Out |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
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Chapter 17 Post-Partum Haemorrhage |
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157 | (4) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Chapter 18 Clinical Approach to Case of PPH |
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161 | (8) |
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161 | (2) |
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Monitoring after the Initial Management |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Specific Management of PPH |
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169 | (12) |
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Management of Atonic Postpartum Haemorrhage |
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169 | (4) |
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Management of Traumatic PPH |
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173 | (1) |
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Management of Retained Products |
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174 | (1) |
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Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage |
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175 | (1) |
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Massive Blood Transfusion |
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176 | (1) |
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Coagulopathy and Its Management |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
| Index |
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