Unlock the Secrets of Childbirth with Simkins Labor Progress Handbook

Enhance your expertise in the world of childbirth with the trusted resource, Simkins Labor Progress Handbook, specifically designed for childbirth medical practitioners.

This comprehensive guide is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of labor, providing practical strategies to overcome challenges and achieve successful outcomes. Inside, you’ll discover a wealth of low-technology, evidence-based interventions to prevent and manage difficult or prolonged labors.

What’s New in the Fifth Edition?

• Causes and early interventions of labor dystocia, promoting normal labor and birth
• Fetal heart rate monitoring techniques, including intermittent auscultation, continuous electronic fetal monitoring, and wireless telemetry, while promoting movement and labor progress
• The role of oxytocin in labor progress, including ethical considerations in oxytocin administration
• Managing prolonged prelabor and latent first through fourth stage labor, addressing factors associated with dystocia
• Positions, comfort measures, and respectful care for optimal outcomes

With meticulous referencing and clear, practical instructions throughout, Simkins Labor Progress Handbook is an indispensable resource for doulas, nurses, midwives, physicians, and students alike.

Stay updated with the latest research and best practices in childbirth care, and elevate your expertise with this trusted handbook.

About the Book

Published by Wiley, December 4, 2023, in English, with ISBN: 9781119754466 and 9781119754428.