Breech and Twin Delivery

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Figure 11.1 Displacement of the fetal breech at ECV using the ‘one pole’ method. Figure 11.2 Flexing the fetal head after displacement of the breech. Vaginal Breech Birth Selection for…

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Instrumental Vaginal Deliveries

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Figure 9.1 Anterior asynclitism: more parietal bone and the sagittal suture in the anterior half of the pelvis. Figure 9.2 The newborn’s head showing the larger suboccipito-bregmatic diameter well above…

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Episiotomy and Obstetric Perineal Trauma

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Figure 18.1 (a) The superficial muscles of the perineum; namely, the superficial transverse perineal muscle, the bulbospongiosus and the ischiocavernosus form a triangle on either side of the perineum. (b)…

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Risk Management in Intrapartum Care

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Figure 29.1 Bupivacaine and fentanyl returned to lidocaine box in error. What are the Underlying Causes of Patient Safety Incidents in Intrapartum Care? In 16 of the 25 cases of…

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Cerebral Palsy Arising from Events in Labour

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Figure 31.1 Three-year-old child with spastic quadriplegic CP. (with kind permission from the parents) Figure 31.2 MRI showing cystic periventricular leukomalacia (arrows). (courtesy of Dr Carina Reis, Neuroradiology Department, S….

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Uterine Contractions

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Figure 5.1 The uterine contractions that were one in every 2–2.5 min become one in every minute without any escalation of the oxytocin infusion precipitating prolonged deceleration. This is due…

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Cord Prolapse and Shoulder Dystocia

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Figure 12.1 Algorithm for the management of cord prolapse (RCOG guideline). Recognition of Cord Prolapse Cord prolapse should be suspected when there is an abnormal fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern…

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