Deliver safe, effective obstetric care with the go-to guide for doctors, nurses, and midwives 

Updated and revised, Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of obstetric care. This popular guide offers proven best practices and step-by-step guidance to obstetric procedures, techniques, and patient management.

Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth reviews anatomy and patient examination; details variations of fetal presentation and birthing technique; explains how to manage complications and delivery scenarios, including hemorrhage, fetal concerns, preterm and prolonged labor, and dystocia; and covers preliminary neonatal care. This unparalleled resource is organized into six sections:

• Clinical Anatomy, including the pelvis, bones, joints, perineum, and fetus
• First Stage of Labor, including examination, mechanisms of labor, fetal health surveillance, and abnormal cephalic presentations
• Second Stage of Labor, including operative vaginal delivery and shoulder dystocia
• Third Stage of Labor, including delivery of the placenta, retained placenta, postpartum hemorrhage, episiotomy, and uterine rupture
• Complicated Labor, including cesarean section, obesity in pregnancy, breech presentation, transverse lie, and compound presentation
• Other Issues, including preterm labor, antepartum hemorrhage, maternal complications, intrapartum infections, post-term pregnancy, and obstetric anesthesia and analgesia

Nearly every two-page spread features original four-color images clearly illustrating the techniques described, and key points are bulleted throughout to help you find critical information quickly and easily.

No other book presents so much vital information in such a clearly illustrated manner. Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth is an essential resource for anyone performing or assisting in childbirth.