Care of the wo
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Contributors ix
1 Labour and normal birth 1
Cathy Charles
2 Vaginal examinations and amniotomy 49
Vicky Chapman
3 Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour 61
Bryony Read
4 Perineal trauma and suturing 75
Vicky Chapman
5 Examination of the newborn baby at birth 105
Caroline Rutter
6 Home birth 123
Cathy Charles
7 Water for labour and birth 139
Cathy Charles
8 Malpositions and malpresentations in Labour 155
Vicky Chapman
9 Slow progress in labour 171
Vicky Chapman
10 Assisted birth: ventouse and forceps 189
Cathy Charles
11 Caesarean section 211
Cathy Charles
12 Vaginal birth after caesarean section 227
Vicky Chapman
13 Preterm birth 239
Charlise Adams
14 Breech birth 257
Lesley Shuttler
15 Twins and higher order births 285
Jo Coggins
16 Obstetric haemorrhage 297
Hannah Bailey
17 Emergencies in labour and birth 315
Hannah Bailey
18 Neonatal and maternal resuscitation 339
Nick Castle
19 Induction of labour 353
Cathy Charles
20 Pre]eclampsia and diabetes 367
Annette Briley
21 Stillbirth and neonatal death 385
Cathy Charles
22 Risk management, litigation and complaints 407
Cathy Charles
23 Intrapartum blood tests 417
Vicky Chapman
24 Medicines and the midwife 433
Vicky Chapman
Index 441
