Recent Declines in Induction of Labor by Gestational Age
Author : Michelle J. K. Osterman
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 10,73 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Childbirth
ISBN :
Birth Settings in America
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309669820
Book Description
The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.
Preterm Birth
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 791 pages
File Size : 12,55 MB
Release : 2007-05-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 030910159X
Book Description
The increasing prevalence of preterm birth in the United States is a complex public health problem that requires multifaceted solutions. Preterm birth is a cluster of problems with a set of overlapping factors of influence. Its causes may include individual-level behavioral and psychosocial factors, sociodemographic and neighborhood characteristics, environmental exposure, medical conditions, infertility treatments, and biological factors. Many of these factors co-occur, particularly in those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. While advances in perinatal and neonatal care have improved survival for preterm infants, those infants who do survive have a greater risk than infants born at term for developmental disabilities, health problems, and poor growth. The birth of a preterm infant can also bring considerable emotional and economic costs to families and have implications for public-sector services, such as health insurance, educational, and other social support systems. Preterm Birth assesses the problem with respect to both its causes and outcomes. This book addresses the need for research involving clinical, basic, behavioral, and social science disciplines. By defining and addressing the health and economic consequences of premature birth, this book will be of particular interest to health care professionals, public health officials, policy makers, professional associations and clinical, basic, behavioral, and social science researchers.
OBSTETRICS
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9788131247051
Book Description
First Births to Older Women Continue to Rise
Author : T. J. Mathews
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Childbirth in middle age
ISBN :
Book Description
Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Author : Keith Edmonds
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 36,9 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0470753331
Book Description
This time honoured classic has been re-built completely: after sixeditions the editor has decided that a radical revision isnecessary. The new edition has been developed as a result ofintensive consultation with trainees in OB/GYN as to what theywant, what they need and how they learn. The book is organised into two halves covering obstetrics andgynaecology. Within each, the chapters are structured into sectionscontaining pedagogic features such as boxes, highlights and keypoints for the first time. It contains everything the clinicianneeds to practice the art of obstetrics and gynaecology andsufficient information to help sub-specialists develop theirspecific interests. This text is recommended reading for the RoyalCollege of Obstetrics and Gynaecology membership examination. This seventh edition contains 21 new chapters: Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract Placenta and Fetal Membranes Antenatal Care Anaesthesia and Analgesia Recurrent Miscarriage Ectopic Pregnancy Trophoblastic Disease Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Drugs and Pregnancy Obstetric Emergencies Prolonged Pregnancy Renal Disease Termination of Pregnancy Imaging in Gynaecology PMS Assisted Reproduction Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy Sexual Dysfunction Psychological Aspects of Pregnancy Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - now on MRCOG curriculum Ethical Dilemmas This seventh edition has been significantly updated with a widerange of internationally renowned contributors who are all expertsin their field, bringing this book to the cutting edge of knowledgein obstetrics and gynaecology. "It was my favourite textbook when I was working for myexaminations and I am still using it. I can recommend this editionto current trainees wholeheartedly. It is certainly worth buying."Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Reducing Birth Defects
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 2003-10-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309166837
Book Description
Each year more than 4 million children are born with birth defects. This book highlights the unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of children and families in developing countries by preventing some birth defects and reducing the consequences of others. A number of developing countries with more comprehensive health care systems are making significant progress in the prevention and care of birth defects. In many other developing countries, however, policymakers have limited knowledge of the negative impact of birth defects and are largely unaware of the affordable and effective interventions available to reduce the impact of certain conditions. Reducing Birth Defects: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World includes descriptions of successful programs and presents a plan of action to address critical gaps in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of birth defects in developing countries. This study also recommends capacity building, priority research, and institutional and global efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of birth defects in developing countries.
WHO recommendations on induction of labour, at or beyond term
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9240052798
Book Description
The updated recommendations in this document on the timing of induction of labour supersede the previous WHO recommendations on this topic, in the 2018 publication WHO recommendations: induction of labour at or beyond term.
General Gynecology
Author : Andrew I. Sokol
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 22,36 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323032478
Book Description
The Requisites in Obstetrics and Gynecology is a series of volumes that offers a concise overview of the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the following areas: High Risk Obstetrics, General Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Each volume contains the core material that is fundamental to each area and includes a presentation that allows the user to absorb the information quickly and thoroughly. This volume is devoted to General Gynecology, which covers care of the female patient outside of pregnancy or during the initial weeks of pregnancy. Topics include gynecologic imaging, family planning, congenital and developmental abnormalities, abnormal uterine bleeding, and pelvic floor disorders.
WHO Recommendations on Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Medical
ISBN : 924155021X
Book Description
This up-to-date, comprehensive and consolidated guideline on essential intrapartum care brings together new and existing WHO recommendations that, when delivered as a package, will ensure good-quality and evidence-based care irrespective of the setting or level of health care. The recommendations presented in this guideline are neither country nor region specific and acknowledge the variations that exist globally as to the level of available health services within and between countries. The guideline highlights the importance of woman-centered care to optimize the experience of labor and childbirth for women and their babies through a holistic, human rights-based approach. It introduces a global model of intrapartum care, which takes into account the complexity and diverse nature of prevailing models of care and contemporary practice. The recommendations in this guideline are intended to inform the development of relevant national- and local-level health policies and clinical protocols. Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy-makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programs, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.
