Penny Simkin, Ruth Ancheta

The Labor Progress Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition of The Labor Progress Handbook builds onthe success of first two editions and remains an unparalleledresource on simple, non-invasive interventions to prevent or treatdifficult labor. Retaining the hallmark features of previouseditions, the book is replete with illustrations showing position,movements, and techniques and is logically organized to facilitateease of use. This edition includes two new chapters on third and fourth stagelabor management and low-technology interventions, a completeanalysis of directed versus spontaneous pushing, and additionalinformation on massage techniques. The authors have updatedreferences throughout, expertly weaving the highest level ofevidence with years of experience in clinical practice. The Labor Progress Handbook continues to be a must-haveresource for those involved in all aspects of birth by providingpractical instruction on low-cost, low-risk interventions to manageand treat dystocia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470959374
• Artikelnr.: 38198731

Autorenporträt

Penny Simkin is a physical therapist who has specialized in childbirth education since 1968. She serves on the editorial board for Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care and the consultant boards for the International Childbirth Education Association and the Seattle Midwifery School.

Ruth Ancheta is a certified DONA doula and approved trainer and has been a certified childbirth educator through ICEA for more than twenty years. She has authored numerous childbirth education materials including the Childbirth Skills Teaching Kit and the VBAC Source Book and Teaching Kit.