Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to caesarean section for practising obstetricians.

Divided into four sections, the text begins with an overview of anatomy and physiology in childbirth, followed by discussion on diagnosis in clinical obstetrics and use of a partograph to record key data on both the mother and baby during labour.

Section three covers the complete process of caesarean section, describing indications for the operation, anaesthesia, and the actual procedure. A chapter is dedicated to perimortem and post-mortem caesarean delivery. Postoperative recovery and potential complications are also explained.

The final section of the book examines alternatives to caesarean section surgery.

With a highly experienced team of authors, this practical guide is further enhanced by more than 300 illustrations and tables.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to caesarean section for practising obstetricians
Covers complete procedure, from indications and anaesthesia, to operating techniques and complications
Includes chapter on perimortem and post-mortem caesarean delivery
Final section covers alternatives to caesarean section surgery

Contents:

Section 1: Anatomy and Physiology of Parturition

Parturition
Birth Canal (Passageway)
Uterus
Passenger (Foetus)
Mechanism and Physiopathology of Parturition

Section 2: Diagnosis

Diagnosis in Clinical Obstetrics
Partograph

Section 3: Caesarean Section and Management

Indications for Caesarean Section Outside Labour
Indications for Caesarean Section During Labour
Trial of Labour
Preparing for the Operation
Anaesthesia
Laparotomies
The Various Types of Hysterotomy-Criteria of Choice
Transverse Hysterotomies
Vertical Hysterotomies
Management of Intraoperative Complications
Tubal Sterilization
Abdominal Wall Closure
Perimortem and Postmortem Caesarean Delivery
Uterine Rupture
Monitoring Caesarean Section: Postoperative Recovery
Complications of the Laparotomic Wound Suture
Postcaesarean Wound Dehiscence
Obstructed Labour Injury Complex
The Newborn

Section 4: Alternatives to Caesarean Section

Version-Breech Presentation, Transverse and Oblique Lies
Symphysiotomy-Vacuum Extraction (Foetus Alive-Head Engaged)
Destructive Operations-A Vanishing Art in Modern Obstetrics