Main description:

During the past several years, there has been an extensive reappraisal of the physiologic changes of pregnancy and their associated disorders, along with a refinement of diagnostic procedures and evaluation of the therapeutic approaches that are of primary concern to the physician. In Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury: Prevention and Treatment, Third Edition, noted authority James A. O'Leary, M.D., with 40 years experience as an M.D. academician, lecturer, practitioner and clinical researcher with almost 200 contributions to the OB-GYN literature and textbooks, shares his insight on treatment techniques, identification and treatment of predisposing risk factors, current statistical data, ultrasound diagnosis and the necessary steps toward prevention, along with a thorough review of the important medical-legal issues.

Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury: Prevention and Treatment, Third Edition supplements the limits of personal experience with the accumulated experience of many talented clinicians to aid physicians, midwives, and professionals in training with the most current information in this vital field.

Contents:

Foreword Preface Introduction PART ONE PREVENTION Chapter 1 Preconceptual Risk Factors James A. O'Leary Chapter 2 Antepartum Risk Factors James A. O'Leary Chapter 3 Role of Ultrasound in Shoulder Dystocia James A. O'Leary Chapter 4 Intrapartum Risk Factors James A. O'Leary Chapter 5 Pelvimetry James A. O'Leary PART TWO TREATMENT Chapter 6 Recognition of Disproportion James A. O'Leary Chapter 7 Delivery Techniques James A. O'Leary Chapter 8 McRoberts' Maneuver James A. O'Leary Chapter 9 Cephalic Replacement: The Gunn-Zavanelli-O'Leary Maneuver James A. O'Leary Chapter 10 Infant Injury James A. O'Leary PART THREE CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 11 In-utero Causation of Brachial Plexus Injury: Myth or Mystery? James A. O'Leary Chapter 12 Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia James A. O'Leary Chapter 13 Predisposing Factors for Shoulder Dystocia Related Birth Injuries: Causation Analysis Leslie Iffy, Joseph J. Apuzzio and Vijaya Raju Chapter 14 Recognition, Classification, and Management of Shoulder Dystocia: The Relationship to Causation of Brachial Plexus Injury in Private Practice Michael S. Kreitzer Chapter 15 Minimizing the Risks of Shoulder Dystocia Related Fetal Injuries Leslie Iffy, Joseph J. Apuzzio and Vijaya Raju Chapter 16 The Maternal Fetal Medicine Viewpoint: Causation and Litigation Barry S. Schifrin and Wayne R. Cohen Chapter 17 Brachial Plexus Palsy at Cesarean Section Michael S. Kreitzer and James A. O'Leary Chapter 18 Delivery of the Non-Diabetic Macrosomic Infant Lisa Gittens-Williams Chapter 19 The Midwifery View of Shoulder Dystocia Judith S. Mercer and Debra A. Errickson-Owens Chapter 20 Recent Research: Relevant and Reliable James A. O'Leary