Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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About the companion website |
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Part 1 Professional issues |
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Section 1 Professionalism |
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2 Communications during an emergency |
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Part 2 Emergency skills |
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8 Primary postpartum haemorrhage |
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7 Secondary postpartum haemorrhage |
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Section 4 Malpresentations and multiple pregnancy |
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8 Occipito posterior positions |
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9 Face and brow presentations |
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11 Cord presentation and prolapse |
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14 Uterine dystocia - failure to progress |
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Section 8 Placental separation problems |
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15 Manual removal of the placenta |
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16 Adhered or partially adhered placenta |
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Section 7 Uterine emergencies |
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18 Uterine rupture and scar dehiscence |
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Part 3 Medical and psychological emergencies |
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Section 8 Psychological disorders |
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19 Post-traumatic stress disorder |
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20 Postnatal depression (mood disorder) |
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21 Puerperal (postpartum) psychosis |
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Section 9 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy |
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Section 10 Embolic and coagulation disorders |
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24 Venous thromboembolism |
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25 Amniotic fluid embolism |
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26 Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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Section 11 Preterm labour |
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27 Prelabour rupture of membranes |
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28 Preterm labour and delivery |
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Part 4 Associated skills |
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Section 12 Instrumental and Operative deliveries |
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29 Instrumental vaginal delivery |
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30 Preparation and transfer to the operating theatre |
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31 Role of the scrub midwife or nurse |
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32 Receiving the baby in the operating theatre |
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33 Immediate care following surgery |
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Section 13 Fetal surveillance |
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34 Electronic fetal monitoring - actions following a suspicious or pathological trace |
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Section 14 Maternal monitoring |
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37 Recognising the deteriorating woman |
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38 Examination per vaginam |
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40 Urinary catheterisation |
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42 Intravenous cannulation |
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43 Blood transfusion therapy |
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44 Artificial rupture of membranes |
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Section 17 Perinea! Trauma |
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46 Third- and fourth-degree tears |
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Section 18 Infection awareness |
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49 Source isolation nursing |
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Part 5 Self-assessment |
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Section 19 Revision and self-assessment |
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Multiple choice questions |
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References |
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Index |
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