Book contents
- Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
- Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 General Principles
- Section 2 Algorithms for Management of the Top Five ‘Direct Killers’
- Section 3 Intrapartum Emergencies
- Section 4 Postpartum Emergencies
- Section 5 Medical and Surgical Emergencies During Pregnancy
- Section 6 Anaesthetic Emergencies During Pregnancy
- Section 7 Neonatal Emergencies and the Management of Immediate Neonatal Problems
- Section 8 Management of Anticipated and Non-anticipated Emergencies in Pregnancy
- Section 9 Setting-Up Skills and Drills Training in Maternity Services and Reducing Avoidable Harm
- Index
- References
Section 5 - Medical and Surgical Emergencies During Pregnancy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 May 2021
Book contents
- Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
- Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 General Principles
- Section 2 Algorithms for Management of the Top Five ‘Direct Killers’
- Section 3 Intrapartum Emergencies
- Section 4 Postpartum Emergencies
- Section 5 Medical and Surgical Emergencies During Pregnancy
- Section 6 Anaesthetic Emergencies During Pregnancy
- Section 7 Neonatal Emergencies and the Management of Immediate Neonatal Problems
- Section 8 Management of Anticipated and Non-anticipated Emergencies in Pregnancy
- Section 9 Setting-Up Skills and Drills Training in Maternity Services and Reducing Avoidable Harm
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Obstetric and Intrapartum EmergenciesA Practical Guide to Management, pp. 159 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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