Obstetric Emergencies

The aim of this book is to focus on the obstetric emergencies. Obstetric Emergencies provides the obstetrician with insights regarding optimum care for the mother and the unborn child and how to deal with emergency situations in obstetric practice. With the advent of technology, practicing obstetricians need to keep updating themselves with current advances in their clinical practice. This book consists of 56 chapters, which include antenatal care, miscarriage, hyperemesis gravidarum, retroverted gravid uterus, trauma in pregnancy, hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy and labor, infections in pregnancy, deep vein thrombosis in pregnancy, antepartum hemorrhage, intrauterine growth restriction, amniotic fluid embolism, postpartum hemorrhage, drug therapy in pregnancy, umbilical cord prolapse, malpresentations, scar dehiscence, and anaphylaxis. This book has been conceived as an aid to doctors working at the primary health centers and at institutions where no sophisticated facilities exist. The book will be a reference guide for all busy practitioners, providing a scientific and evidence-based approach, leading to best clinical practices.