Synopses & Reviews
Obstetrics can be a particularly daunting prospect for those starting out. This book is designed for interns and medical students doing their obstetrics rotations who find that they need a small, practical guide to dealing with the many and varied problems they will face. The chapters are arranged chronologically, starting with early pregnancy. Following chapters chart the course of the pregnancy and labor through to the post-natal visit. Throughout the book, Dr. Neuberg stresses the importance of the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and emphasizes the intensive nature of much of the specialty, the potential for sudden problems, and the constant need for vigilance. The text is supplemented by many simple line drawings to aid clarification and numerous check lists to reinforce important points.
Obstetrics: A Practical Manual is the ideal book for everybody coming to the field. Its chronological structure means that finding information is quick and easy, the check-lists aid recall, and the text focuses on those aspects of the specialty that the physician on the ward needs in everyday practice. It is not an `exam-crammer' but a well-written and concise guidebook to obstetrics and as such it will find a place in the library of every health worker caring for pregnant women.
Table of Contents
1. Diagnosis of Pregnancy
2. Symptoms and signs of early pregnancy
3. Symptoms and signs after the 12th week
4. Antenatal Care
5. The antenatal booking appointment
6. The third trimester
7. Prenatal diagnosis
8. Special patient groups
9. Antenatal Problems
10. Minor everyday complaints in pregnancy
11. Antenatal complications
12. Anemia in pregnancy
13. Urinary tract infections
14. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
15. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
16. Diabetes in pregnancy
17. Heart disease in pregnancy
18. Thyroid disease in pregnancy
19. Rhesus iso-immunization
20. Cephalopelvic disproportion
21. Abnormal presentations in the antenatal clinic
22. Prolonged pregnancy and postmaturity
23. Antenatal Emergencies
24. Antepartum hemorrhage
25. Imminent eclampsia and eclampsia
26. Preterm (premature) labor
27. Premature rupture of membranes
28. Induction of Labor
29. Induction in special cases
30. Labor and Delivery
31. Pain relief in labor
32. Fetal monitoring during labor
33. Episiotomy and perineal tears
34. Abnormal Labor
35. Abnormal uterine action
36. Occipito-posterior presentation
37. Cephalo-pelvic disproportion
38. Management of breech presentation in labor
39. Management of twin pregnancy in labor
40. Management of face presentation
41. Management of brow presentation
42. Operative delivery
43. Additional labor ward emergencies
44. Problems in the third stage of labor
45. The Newborn Baby
46. Perinatal and Maternal Death
47. Post-Natal Period
48. Infant feeding
49. Post-natal complications
50. Contraceptive advice
51. Pre-discharge post-natal check
52. Post-natal visit
53. The DRCOG Examination
54. Tips on DRCOG
55. Recommended Reading