Description
This book is an informative and practical guide to the most common major operation in the world. Written by a distinguished team of contributors, it describes best practice for procedures, as well as important related issues. It is a valuable resource for trainees and obstetricians, supported by expert guidance and comprehensive videos. Eric Jauniaux was appointed as a Senior lecturer and consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College London and University College Hospital in 1995. He was awarded a personal chair in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at UCL in 2002. In 2006, co-founded Medical Aid Films a charity dedicated to help medical training and education in low income countries using a multimedia approach. He is one of the founding editor and pregnancy editor of Reproductive Bio-Medicine on line and Associate Editor of Journal of Medical Screening. He was appointed as a scientific editor of the British Journal of Obstetrics. He is the editor of 10 books, author/co-author of over 300 peer-reviewed papers and reviews, 66 chapters in books, and has delivered over 250 prestigious lectures worldwide.; Dr. Grobman is a Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, and the Center for Health Care Studies at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Grobman has used his clinical and educational background to examine health policy, patient safety, and perform clinical outcomes research. In addition, he has assessed and published on the cost effectiveness of multiple medical treatments and interventions. Eric Jauniaux and William Grobman: Editorial: Caesarean Sections: Introduction to the world’s number one surgical procedure; 1 Matthew J. West, L.M. Irvine and Eric Jauniaux: Caesarean Section: From Antiquity to the 21st Century; 2 Natalie Greenwold: The Anatomy of the Female Pelvis; 3 Daniel Pasko, Akila Subramaniam, and Alan T.N. Tita: The Epidemiology of Caesarean Delivery; 4 Eric Jauniaux and Vincenzo Berghella: The Modern Caesarean Section; 5 Michael Stark and Eric Jauniaux: The Misgav-Ladach Caesarean Section; 6 Susan P. Raine and Michael A. Belfort: Complex Caesarean Deliveries; 7 Desikan Rangarajan and Paul Howell: Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section; 8 Phillip J. Steer: Prevention and Management of Post-operative Caesarean Section Complications; 9 Eric Jauniaux and Davor Jurkovic: Long-term Complications after Caesarean Section; 10 Emily Robertson and Tom Lissauer: Perinatal outcome of neonates born by Caesarean section; 11 Emily S Miller and William A Grobman: Trial of Labour after Caesarean; 12 Michael Odent and Eric Jauniaux: Caesarean Delivery and Human Evolution; 13 James Walker: Caesarean Section: A global perspective
