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    Kathleen Rice Simpson.
    Summary: "One of the foremost experts on the subject, Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN, presents the latest research-based clinical practices that promote the safest possible care for women and babies who put their trust in you, including: Requiring elective labor induction to be limited to women with 39 completed weeks of gestation, standardizing oxytocin protocols, prioritizing scheduled inductions on the basis of indication and maternal-fetal condition, ensuring cervical readiness before induction, ensuring uterine tachysystole is addressed appropriately"--Publisher's description.

    Contents:
    Introduction
    Definition of terms
    Incidence
    Medical indications
    Nonmedical indications (elective)
    Preparation for cervical ripening, induction, or augmentation
    Cervical ripening
    Induction and augmentation of labor
    Summary
    References
    Appendices. Protocol for induction/augmentation of labor with oxytocin
    Quality measures related to cervical ripening and induction and augmentation of labor.
    Digital Access R2Library 2020
    Limited to 1 simultaneous user