5th Edition
by Lisa Hanson, Emily Malloy, Penny Simkin
Get ready to enhance your expertise in the world of childbirth with Simkin’s Labor Progress Handbook ― a trusted resource tailored for childbirth medical practitioners
This
invaluable guide unravels the complexities of labor, equipping you with
practical strategies to overcome challenges encountered along the way.
Inside this comprehensive book, you’ll discover a wealth of
low-technology, evidence-based interventions designed to prevent and
manage difficult or prolonged labors. Grounded in research and practical
experience, these approaches are tailored by doulas and clinicians to
provide optimal care and achieve successful outcomes.
The fifth edition of this prestigious text includes information on:
- Labor dystocia causes and early interventions and strategies promoting normal labor and birth
- Application
of fetal heart rate monitoring (intermittent auscultation, continuous
electronic fetal monitoring, and wireless telemetry) while promoting
movement and labor progress
- The role of oxytocin and labor progress, and ethical considerations in oxytocin administration
- Prolonged prelabor and latent first through fourth stage labor, addressing factors associated with dystocia
- Positions, comfort measures and respectful care
With meticulous referencing and clear, practical instructions throughout, Simkin’s Labor Progress Handbook
continues to be a timely and accessible guide for novices and experts
alike, including doulas, nurses, midwives, physicians, and students.
