Preterm Labour
Managing Risk in Clinical Practice
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2005
978-0-511-12649-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume summarizes advances in the optimal clinical management of preterm labour, using the best available evidence of the time. The contributors (mostly practising clinicians) are all actively involved in research into the mechanisms, aetiology, treatment and associated outcomes of preterm labour. The chapters are based on common clinical scenarios and each provides a comprehensive literature review followed by evidence-based recommendations on appropriate management. A summary of the pathophysiology of parturition is provided, and the obstetric scenarios cover management of threatened preterm labour, management of preterm premature ruptured membranes and management of preterm labour with specific complications (such as intrauterine growth restriction). Other chapters include the epidemiology, prediction and prevention of preterm labour. Anaesthetic and paediatric issues are explored in depth, and there are chapters on the legal and organizational issues surrounding preterm labour.
Reviews / Votes
Review of the hardback: 'This book is valuable for all clinicians who are involved in the care of women who present with preterm labour and the management chapters will be a valuable knowledge base for those preparing for the MRCOG exam.' The Obstetrician & GynaecologistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
3,51 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-12649-9 (9780511126499)
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08/2005
Cambridge University Press
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Persons
Jane Norman graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1986. She did the early part of her postgraduate training in Edinburgh, and then moved to Glasgow where she is now Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. For the last 10 years, she has conducted research into parturition, at both the clinical and basic science level. Ian Greer trained in internal medicine and obstetrics and gynaecology in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Prior to taking up his present post as Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Glasgow, he was a clinical scientist at the MRC Reproductive Biology Unit in Edinburgh with a research programme on parturition. He has a continued interest in the mechanism of parturition and its pharmacological regulation.
Content
1. Epidemiology of preterm delivery Peter Daniellian and Marion Hall; 2. Biology of labour Andrew Thomson and Jane Norman; 3. Transcriptional regulation of labour associated genes Philip Bennett, Tamsin Lindstrom and Jennifer Louden; 4. Fetal outcome following preterm delivery M. Levene and Lawrence Miall; 5. Prediction of preterm delivery Philip Owen and Fiona Mackenzie; 6. Prevention of preterm labour J. Morrison and Nandi Ravikumar; 7. Management of preterm premature ruptured membranes Donald Peebles; 8. Management of threatened preterm labour Steve Thornton, Manu Vatish, Katie Groom and Philip Bennett; 9. Management of preterm labour with specific complications Mark Kilby, David Somerset; 10. Anaesthetic issues in preterm labour and intensive care management of the sick parturient Anne May and Chris Elton; 11. Management of the preterm neonate Michael Weindling and Richa Gupta; 12. Organisation of high risk obstetric and neonatal services Karl Murphy and Sara Twaddle; 13. Legal issues in the management of pregnancy and labour S. M. McLean and Sara Elliston; 14. Treating the preterm infant - the legal context Sara Elliston.
