Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies: A Practical Guide to Management, 2nd Edition

Global and national confidential inquiry reports show that 60 to 80% of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality are due to avoidable errors. This comprehensive and illustrated second edition offers a practical guide to the management of obstetric, medical, surgical, anaesthetic and newborn emergencies in addition to organisational and training issues. The book is divided conveniently into nine sections and updated throughout in line with modern research and practice. Several new chapters cover setting up skills and drills training in maternity services to reduce avoidable harm, managing obstetric emergencies during ‘home births’ and in low-risk midwifery units, and minimizing maternal and fetal morbidity in failed operative vaginal delivery. Each chapter includes a practical algorithm for quick reference, the scientific basis for proposed actions, a case-based practical exercise and useful learning tools such as ‘Key Pearls’ and ‘Key Pitfalls’. An invaluable resource for obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives, medical students, anesthesiologists and the wider perinatal team.

• Edited by two renowned practitioners in the field of obstetric emergencies, providing evidence-based management to each problem as well as discussion of first-hand experience in tackling problems, especially in those areas where evidence is lacking
• Includes contributions from authors from a wide range of different backgrounds, specialties and geographical locations, offering the best available evidence and experience-based management and care plans.
• Covers obstetric, medical, anesthetic, neonatal and surgical emergencies comprehensively – areas neglected in standard texts on this subject.

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