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<p>Working Group for Fourth Edition x</p> <p>Contributors to Fourth Edition xii</p> <p>Working group for third edition xiv</p> <p>Contributors to previous editions xv</p> <p>Foreword to fourth edition xvii</p> <p>Preface to fourth edition xviii</p> <p>Acknowledgements xix</p> <p>Contact details and further information xxi</p> <p>How to use your textbook xxii</p> <p>Abbreviations xxiii</p> <p><b>Part 1 Introduction</b></p> <p>1 Introduction 3</p> <p>2 Saving mothers’ lives: lessons from the Confidential Enquiries 5</p> <p>3 Structured approach to emergencies in the obstetric patient 15</p> <p>4 Human factors 19</p> <p><b>Part 2 Recognition</b></p> <p>5 Recognising the seriously sick patient 31</p> <p>6 Shock 41</p> <p>7 Sepsis 51</p> <p>8 Intravenous access and fluid replacement 61</p> <p>9 Acute cardiac disease in pregnancy 73</p> <p><b>Part 3 Resuscitation</b></p> <p>10 Airway management and ventilation 87</p> <p>11 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pregnant patient 103</p> <p>12 Amniotic fluid embolism 113</p> <p>13 Venous thromboembolism 121</p> <p>14 Resuscitation of the neonate at birth 127</p> <p><b>Part 4 Trauma</b></p> <p>15 Introduction to trauma 147</p> <p>16 Domestic abuse 153</p> <p>17 Thoracic emergencies 157</p> <p>18 Abdominal trauma in pregnancy 165</p> <p>19 The unconscious patient 171</p> <p>20 Spine and spinal cord injuries 179</p> <p>21 Musculoskeletal trauma 185</p> <p>22 Burns 191</p> <p><b>Part 5 Other obstetric medical and surgical emergencies</b></p> <p>23 Abdominal emergencies 199</p> <p>24 Diabetic emergencies 207</p> <p>25 Neurological emergencies 213</p> <p>26 Perinatal psychiatric illness 223</p> <p><b>Part 6 Obstetric emergencies</b></p> <p>27 Pre- eclampsia and eclampsia 231</p> <p>28 Major obstetric haemorrhage 243</p> <p>29 Caesarean section 253</p> <p>30 Abnormally invasive placenta and retained placenta 261</p> <p>31 Uterine inversion 267</p> <p>32 Ruptured uterus 271</p> <p>33 Ventouse and forceps delivery 275</p> <p>34 Shoulder dystocia 289</p> <p>35 Umbilical cord prolapse 297</p> <p>36 Face presentation 301</p> <p>37 Breech delivery and external cephalic version 305</p> <p>38 Twin pregnancy 319</p> <p>39 Complex perineal and anal sphincter trauma 323</p> <p>40 Symphysiotomy and destructive procedures 331</p> <p>41 Anaesthetic complications in obstetrics 339</p> <p>42 Triage 355</p> <p>43 Transfer 361</p> <p>44 Consent matters 373</p> <p>References and further reading 381</p> <p>Index 393</p>

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