Obstetrics and gynecology in low-resource settings : a practical guide
Obstetrics and gynecology in low-resource settings : a practical guide [E-Book]
Obstetrics & gynecology in low-resource settings
- 1 online resource (viii, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preparing for global women's health work / Nawal M. Nour -- Part 1. Obstetric challenges. Maternal mortality in low-resource countries / Andre B. Lalonde and Suellen Miller -- Strategies to reduce stillbirths in low-resource settings / Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta and Jai K. Das -- Obstetric fistula / Lewis Wall -- Part 2. Infectious diseases and pregnancy. Sexually transmitted infections / Khady Diouf -- HIV and pregnancy / Christin Price and Sigal Yawetz -- Malaria and pregnancy / Blair Wylie and Johanna Daily -- Part 3. Gynecologic challenges. Contraception / Maria I. Rodriguez -- Cervical cancer / Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan -- Gender-based violence in resource-limited settings / Rose Leonard Molina and Jennifer Scott -- Female genital cutting / Nawal M. Nour -- OB/GYN surgery and blood supply in resource-poor areas / Julianna Schantz-Dunn -- Part 4. Teamwork challenges. Obstetric anesthesia in low-resource settings / Bhavani Shankar Kodali and Dinesh Kumar Jagannathan -- Neonatal care and resuscitation / Sadath Ali Sayeed.
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Low-Resource Settings provides practical guidelines for ensuring the delivery of quality OB/GYN care to women in resource-poor countries. Including contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in the field, this overview is intended as a resource for doctors, clinicians, and medical students at all stages of their careers who work in the global health arena. The volume features hands-on, step-by-step instruction for the most pertinent OB/GYN conditions--both acute and chronic--that health care workers in the field confront. The authors examine a wide range of topics, including: strategies to reduce maternal mortality and stillbirths; infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, including malaria and HIV; cervical cancer; contraception; prenatal, delivery, and newborn care; and complications arising from gender-based violence and female genital cutting.--
9780674974180 0674974182
22573/ctv24v87r4 JSTOR
2016017748
Obstetrics--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gynecology--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Reproductive health--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Women--Health and hygiene--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Maternal health services--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Generative organs, Female--Diseases.
Gynecologic pathology.
Genital Diseases, Female
Developing Countries
Developing countries.
WP 100
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preparing for global women's health work / Nawal M. Nour -- Part 1. Obstetric challenges. Maternal mortality in low-resource countries / Andre B. Lalonde and Suellen Miller -- Strategies to reduce stillbirths in low-resource settings / Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta and Jai K. Das -- Obstetric fistula / Lewis Wall -- Part 2. Infectious diseases and pregnancy. Sexually transmitted infections / Khady Diouf -- HIV and pregnancy / Christin Price and Sigal Yawetz -- Malaria and pregnancy / Blair Wylie and Johanna Daily -- Part 3. Gynecologic challenges. Contraception / Maria I. Rodriguez -- Cervical cancer / Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan -- Gender-based violence in resource-limited settings / Rose Leonard Molina and Jennifer Scott -- Female genital cutting / Nawal M. Nour -- OB/GYN surgery and blood supply in resource-poor areas / Julianna Schantz-Dunn -- Part 4. Teamwork challenges. Obstetric anesthesia in low-resource settings / Bhavani Shankar Kodali and Dinesh Kumar Jagannathan -- Neonatal care and resuscitation / Sadath Ali Sayeed.
Obstetrics and Gynecology in Low-Resource Settings provides practical guidelines for ensuring the delivery of quality OB/GYN care to women in resource-poor countries. Including contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in the field, this overview is intended as a resource for doctors, clinicians, and medical students at all stages of their careers who work in the global health arena. The volume features hands-on, step-by-step instruction for the most pertinent OB/GYN conditions--both acute and chronic--that health care workers in the field confront. The authors examine a wide range of topics, including: strategies to reduce maternal mortality and stillbirths; infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, including malaria and HIV; cervical cancer; contraception; prenatal, delivery, and newborn care; and complications arising from gender-based violence and female genital cutting.--
9780674974180 0674974182
22573/ctv24v87r4 JSTOR
2016017748
Obstetrics--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gynecology--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Reproductive health--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Women--Health and hygiene--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Maternal health services--Developing countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Generative organs, Female--Diseases.
Gynecologic pathology.
Genital Diseases, Female
Developing Countries
Developing countries.
WP 100
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