“Modern Labor & Delivery Suite” Book Series

“The Concise Textbook of Anesthesiology for Obstetric Care Providers” was written in Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Yuyan Liu (刘宇燕), M.D., Thomas Zheng (郑勤田), M.D., and Zhenyu Cai (蔡贞玉), M.D., M.S to provide comprehensive review and update of clinical knowledge of anesthesiology and improve communications among all the specialties in labor & delivery suites. It was published in November of 2018. This book is one of three books in the series ranked as 2018 Top Ten Best Medical Books by Chinese healthcare authorities.

“Journal Club for Multidisciplinary Perinatal Practice” was written  in Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Lynn Tang (唐琳), M.D., Xuan Hui (回璇), M.D., M.S., and Yue Leng (冷月), M.D., Ph.D. to promote evidence-based medical practice and update cutting-edge research findings from peer-reviewed literature  in the field of perinatal medicine. It was published in November of 2018. This book is one of three books in the series ranked as 2018 Top Ten Best Medical Books by Chinese healthcare authorities.

“Dialogues of Multidisciplinary Practice Parameters” was written in Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Zhenyu Cai (蔡贞玉), M.D., M.S, Shuwei Yang (杨书伟), Pham.D., and Qi Rong (荣琦), M.D.This book aims to interpret the advances in clinical parameters including state-of-the-art practice guidelines, practice advisories and expert opinions in perinatal medicine around the world in Q & A format. It was published in November of 2018. This book is one of three books in the series ranked as 2018 Top Ten Best Medical Books by Chinese healthcare authorities.

“Labor Pain Relief That You Must Know” Book Series

“Establishing Modern Labor & Delivery Suites” was written in Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Weike Tao (陶为科), M.D., Peishan Zhao (赵培山), M.D., Ph.D., Yunping Li  (李韵平), M.D., and Yun Xia (夏云), M.D., Ph.D.. It was published on June 18, 2016. This book is a “ladder” to advance traditional labor & delivery rooms to modern labor & delivery suites with focuses on team-based clinical practice and evidence-based medicine using the format of daily theme correlated to the projects of No Pain Labor & Delivery – Global Health Initiative by  ApgarCARE™.

“Your Side of the Story” was written in Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Peishan Zhao (赵培山), M.D., Ph.D.,  and Jin Zhang (张瑾), M.D., M.S., and published in 2012. It is a patient education book of Chinese women’s birth stories inside and outside China about their experience with vaginal and surgical assisted vaginal delivery with/without epidural labor analgesia,  intrapartum cesarean and elective cesarean delivery with various anesthesia. This book is a rich collection of their forever memory of life experience with some facing perinatal complications.

“Easy Labor” was written in English by William Comann, M.D., a former chief of obstetric anesthesia in Brigham & Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School. This book is available in many languages such as Japanese, Turkish, and Romania. It has been translated into Chinese by Ling-Qun Hu (胡灵群), M.D., F.A.S.A., Qingquan Lian (连庆泉), M.D., Ph.D., and Hong Cui (崔泓), M.D., Ph.D., and published in 2010. The Chinese audio version was recorded in 2018 by Mr. Jun Fei (费军), an anchor at Harbin Television in China.

Red Book Series

           This pocket-sized book provides vital information in a concise, portable format. It focuses on diagnosis and therapy, including management protocols, medications, and dosages. Common problems are covered in greater detail. Key facts on uncommon conditions are also presented.
           Medical students and interns can find pearls on pelvic and breast examinations and cervical examinations during labor, and they can also prepare confidently for quizzes by quickly glancing over the terminology, etiology, and other background information or using the handbook’s mnemonics to recall the key points.
            Operative techniques and procedures such as knot-tying, instrument use, perineal laceration repair, amniocentesis, and measurement of AFI and cervical length are illustrated to help trainees learn the basic skills. Thirteen operative dictations describe the common procedures with the latest techniques.
           Seasoned clinicians will find the most recent guidelines on cancer screening, antibiotic prophylaxis, thrombosis prevention, and 2010 medical eligibility criteria for contraceptives.

Obstetric Anesthesiology Books

Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Perspectives written by Professor Xinming Wu (former president of the Chinese Society of Anesthesiology) and Dr. Yunping Li (Harvard Medical School)

Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, translated by Professor Qingquan Lian (Wenzhou Medical University) and Dr. Weike Tao (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)

Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology

Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology written by Lee Fleisher, translated by Dr. Ling-Qun Hu and Dr. Yun Xia (Ohio State University College of Medicine)

the first edition

Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesiology written by Lee Fleisher, translated by Dr. Ling Qun Hu and Dr. Yun Xia (Ohio State University College of Medicine)

the second edition