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Synopsis
Aimed at obstetricians and gynaecologists, this text stresses the avoidance of maternal-poetal trauma and offers a prospective form of management based on medico-legal principles. It includes legal and ethical issues relating to specific procedures and their consequences. In each chapter, the authors review a subject from both a clinical and practical perspective; while the legal editor subsequently comments on the subject from an attorney's point of view, emphasizing areas of major legal concern and outlining potential liabilities of practice. The text is organized following the chronology of normal pregnancy, ie antepartum issues, intrapartum complications and finally postpartum issues.
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Review
'... readable, factual and useful ...' The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Book Description
This fully updated edition focuses on a wide spectrum of surgical procedures during pregnancy, with discussion of common surgical complications. It also considers complicated and controversial subjects such as cervical insufficiency, pregnancy termination, and instrumental delivery. Each section includes an in-depth analysis of important ethical and legal issues underlying practice for the area in question.
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