Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth, Sixth Edition

Book info: Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth, Sixth Edition (Kindle, 800 pages) – McGraw Hill / Medical, 2013. Language: English.

The classic text on childbirth -- completely updated and in full color

Oxorn Foote Human Labor and Birth, 6e provides vital information on labor and birth in a concise, easy-to-read presentation. This classic covers nearly every conceivable obstetrical topic, offering a direct step-by-step approach to management, procedure, and technique.

The book opens with a review of anatomy and proper examination of the patient. Following this, variations of fetal presentation are detailed along with proper management and birthing technique. The book continues to offer explicit management instruction for a variety of complications and delivery scenarios including hemorrhage, fetal concerns, preterm and prolonged labor, dystocia, and more. It ends with a chapter on preliminary neonatal care.

Features

• NEW full-color design with hundreds of original illustrations
• Offers best practices for labor and birth in a concise, easy-to-read style
• Nearly every two-page spread features original full-color illustrated that demonstrate a procedure