The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions To Prevent And Treat Dystocia, 4Th Edition

本書是產程照護領域極具影響力的實務手冊，專注於預防與處理產程遲滯（dystocia）的非侵入性方法。作者群結合助產、導樂與臨床教育經驗，從正常產程的生理與心理狀態談起，逐步說明如何評估產程進展，並依不同成因選擇合適的姿勢、動作與舒緩措施。第四版全面更新，新增硬膜外麻醉下的產程管理、創傷知情照護與新生兒微生物健康等內容。全書插圖豐富、指引清楚，適合第一線醫護人員，也能作為教學與進修的重要參考。

Praise for the previous edition:

‘This is a concise and valuable handbook…The Labor Progress Handbook belongs in every lab coat pocket, in every birth room, and at all of our fingertips as we help women to labor as normally as possible.’ – Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health

The Labor Progress Handbook: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia is an unparalleled resource on simple, non-invasive interventions to prevent or treat difficult or prolonged labor. Thoroughly updated and highly illustrated, the book shows how to tailor one’s care to the suspected etiology of the problem, using the least complex interventions first, followed by more complex interventions if necessary.

This new edition now includes a new chapter on reducing dystocia in labors with epidurals, new material on the microbiome, as well as information on new counselling approaches specially designed for midwives to assist those who have had traumatic childbirths.

Fully referenced and full of practical instructions throughout, The Labor Progress Handbook continues to be an indispensable guide for novices and experts alike who will benefit from its concise and accessible content.

Penny Simkin is Senior Faculty at Simkin Center for Allied Birth, Vocations at Bastyr University and an Independent Practice of Childbirth Education and Labor Support, USA.

Lisa Hanson is Professor and Director of the Midwifery Program, College of Nursing, Marquette University, USA.

Ruth Ancheta is a DONA-Approved Doula Trainer and Independent Practice of Childbirth Education and Labor Support, USA.