The definitive monograph on the world’s most commonly performed obstetric surgical procedure, this text benefits from plentiful illustrations to show all the details a surgeon needs to know, and from expert international contributors to share their knowledge on the many specialist questions raised.

Features

• Covers only the details a surgeon needs to know
• Includes contributions from international experts from Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and Italy
• Focuses on surgical aspects
• Presents new perspectives on (e.g.) treatment of placental anomalies, myomectomy, and intrapartum echography

Contents

۱ Epidemiologic trends internationally: Maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality
۲ Laparotomies and cesarean delivery
۳ Hysterotomies during cesarean delivery
۴ Fetal extraction during cesarean delivery
۵ Placental removal and uterine exteriorization techniques
۶ Suture of uterine incisions
۷ Optimal cesarean delivery of the twenty-frst century
۸ Fibroids and myomectomy in cesarean delivery
۹ Management of placenta previa and/or accreta
۱۰ The proactive use of balloons for management of postpartum hemorrhage in cesarean delivery
۱۱ Exceptional situations after cesarean delivery and postpartum hemorrhage
۱۲ Dystocia and intrapartum ultrasound in cesarean delivery
۱۳ Dystocia and cesarean delivery: New perspectives in the management of labor and the prevention of cesarean delivery
۱۴ Shoulder dystocia and cesarean delivery
۱۵ Multiple pregnancy and cesarean birth
۱۶ Cesarean delivery for the preterm neonate
۱۷ The neonate from cesarean delivery
۱۸ General anesthesia for cesarean delivery: Indications and complications
۱۹ Local anesthesia for cesarean delivery: Epidural, spinal, and combined spinal–epidural anesthesia
۲۰ Characteristics of the postcesarean delivery uterine scar
۲۱ Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery
۲۲ Forensic aspects of cesarean delivery