Problems of the Pelvic Passageway /

Thirteen obstetricians from nine countries discuss anatomical and functional aspects of labor in parturients from Europe, Japan, North America and South Africa. With improving socioeconomic conditions, contractions of the pelvic inlet diminish, while those of the outlet remain. To avoid traumatic va...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Langnickel, Diether
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987.
Subjects:	Medicine. Obstetrics. Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging. Pediatrics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Although better nutrition improved the pelvic inlet the diagnostic challenges of the pelvic outlet have remained unchanged? (Opening)
X-ray pelvimetry
Ultrasound, X-ray, and CT pelvimetry compared
The use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in pelvimetry
Uterine contractility
Primigravid labor
Functional analysis of cephalopelvic relation
Active management of labor
Some selection factors for breech delivery
Management of dystocia
Management of relative fetopelvic disproportion. Shoulder dystocia
The influence of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) on the course of labor
Obstetric forceps
past, present, and future
Instrumental vaginal delivery today: forceps delivery versus vacuum extraction
Injuries to the soft tissue passageway
Panel
Index.