This book was first published in 2005. This volume summarizes advances in the optimal clinical management of preterm labour, using the best available evidence of the time. The contributors (mostly practising clinicians) are all actively involved in research into the mechanisms, aetiology, treatment and associated outcomes of preterm labour. The chapters are based on common clinical scenarios and each provides a comprehensive literature review followed by evidence-based recommendations on appropriate management. A summary of the pathophysiology of parturition is provided, and the obstetric scenarios cover management of threatened preterm labour, management of preterm premature ruptured membranes and management of preterm labour with specific complications (such as intrauterine growth restriction). Other chapters include the epidemiology, prediction and prevention of preterm labour. Anaesthetic and paediatric issues are explored in depth, and there are chapters on the legal and organizational issues surrounding preterm labour.

Product Description: An account of the 1993 cash-for-questions affair from the viewpoint of Ian Greer, whose company IGA was a successful political lobbying company in Europe, and who enjoyed the friendship of party leaders, prominent politicians and captains of British industry.

Product Description: An insider's guide, this book has all the up-to-date and jargon-free medical information you will need to prepare for pregnancy and cope with any problems that may arise. The book is divided into 3 main sections—pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post-pregnancy—and content is arranged in a question and answer format, so that finding the right information is easy...read more

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