Obstetric Emergencies Handbook

Recognition and Response Protocols for Labor and Delivery Teams

von Aaron K. Hoover

298 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

When maternal or fetal status changes, a shared response matters.Obstetric emergencies place clinical reasoning, communication, and continuity under intense pressure. This professional handbook helps labor and delivery clinicians orient quickly, organize the response, and protect care across escalation, transfer, and recovery.Across twenty case-based chapters, the book connects warning patterns with practical team action. Its premium full-color interior includes eighty clinical teaching images, structured response tables, Signal Red panels, Team Call guidance, and concise chapter syntheses.Inside, readers will explore: - Early maternal deterioration and rapid assessment- Obstetric hemorrhage and cause-directed escalation- Severe hypertension, seizure, and maternal sepsis- Shoulder dystocia, cord prolapse, and urgent birth coordination- Cardiopulmonary collapse, arrest, and anesthesia interfaces- Neonatal transition during maternal emergencies- Transfer, documentation, debriefing, and post-event learningRather than treating emergencies as isolated diagnoses, this handbook keeps role clarity, closed-loop communication, reassessment, and safe handoff visible throughout.For labor and delivery nurses, obstetric clinicians, residents, midwives working within scope and policy, anesthesia clinicians, emergency clinicians, and interprofessional response teams.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798173021687
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Predominance Novels