Cesarean section : guidelines for appropriate utilization / Bruce L. Flamm, Edward J. Quilligan, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Flamm, Bruce L.

Quilligan, Edward J., 1925-

Series:

Clinical perspectives in obstetrics and gynecology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cesarean section.

Surgical indications.

Cesarean section--Prevention.

Cesarean Section.

Medical Subjects:

Cesarean Section.

Physical Description:

xvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer-Verlag, [1995]

Summary:

In 1993, President Bill Clinton rode into Washington on the crest of a massive 'health care reform' wave. The reform did not occur in the way the Clinton administration had envisioned, but major changes have indeed been taking place.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Cesarean Delivery in the United States: A Summary of the Past 20 Years / Bruce L. Flamm

2. Worldwide Utilization of Cesarean Section / D.K. James

3. Dystocia and "Failure to Progress" in Labor / Emanuel A. Friedman

4. Active Management of Labor / Peter Boylan

5. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section / Bruce L. Flamm

6. Breech Presentation / Luis A. Cibils

7. Cesarean Section for Fetal Distress / Richard H. Paul

8. Fetal Macrosomia / John C. Hobbins

9. Twin Gestation and Multiple Births / Frank H. Boehm

10. Genital Herpes: Contemporary Management / Zane A. Brown

11. Methods for Safe Reduction of Cesarean Section Rates / Stephen A. Myers

12. Cesarean Delivery: A Medical-Legal Perspective / Jeffrey P. Phelan

13. Economic Considerations in Cesarean Section Use / Laura B. Gardner

14. Ethical Issues in the Utilization of Cesarean Section / Douglas Brown

15. The Patient Who Demands Cesarean Delivery / Bruce L. Flamm

16. The Impact of Midwifery Care, Childbirth Preparation, and Labor Support on Cesarean Section Rates / Janice R. Goings

17. Cesarean Projects at the State and National Level / Bruce L. Flamm

18. Guidelines for Appropriate Utilization of Cesarean Operations / Bruce L. Flamm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cesarean section.

ISBN:

0387942386

9780387942384

3540942386

9783540942382

OCLC:

802328127

Publisher Number:

99986236539