Essential obstetric and newborn care
Essential obstetric and newborn care
Practical guide for midwives, doctors with obstetrics training and health care personnel who deal with obstetric emergencies
© Médecins Sans Frontières, 2019
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Médecins Sans Frontières. Essential obstetric and newborn care. 2019 Edition.
ISBN 978-2-37585-039-8
Table of contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Chapter 1: Diagnosing and monitoring pregnancy
- Chapter 2: Bleeding during the first half of pregnancy
- Chapter 3: Bleeding during the second half of pregnancy
- Chapter 4: Pathologies during pregnancy and pregnancy-related disorders
- 4.1 Iron deficiency anaemia
- 4.2 Bacterial infections
- 4.3 Parasitic infections
- 4.4 Viral infections
- 4.5 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
- 4.6 Eclampsia
- 4.7 Abnormally large uterus
- 4.8 Polyhydramnios
- 4.9 Premature rupture of membranes
- 4.10 Threatened preterm delivery
- 4.11 Intrauterine foetal death
- References Chapter 4
- Chapter 5: Normal delivery and procedures related to vaginal delivery
- Chapter 6: Special deliveries
- Chapter 7: Labour dystocia and malpresentations
- Chapter 8: Third stage of labour
- Chapter 9: Intrauterine procedures
- Chapter 10: Newborn care in the maternity hospital
- Chapter 11: Postpartum period
- Chapter 12: Termination of pregnancy
- Appendices
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