The midwife's labour and birth handbook [electronic resource] / edited by Vicky Chapman, Cathy Charles. - 3rd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. - xvii, 394 p. : ill. (some col.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Labour and normal birth / Cathy Charles -- Vaginal examinations and artificial rupture of the membranes / Vicky Chapman -- Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour / Bryony Read -- Perineal trauma and suturing / Vicky Chapman -- Examination of the newborn baby at birth / Caroline Rutter -- Home birth / Janet Gwillim and Cathy Charles -- Water for labour and birth / Vicky Chapman and Cathy Charles -- Malpositions and malpresentations in labour / Vicky Chapman -- Slow progress in labour / Vicky Chapman -- Assisted birth : ventouse and forceps / Cathy Charles -- Caesarean section / Cathy Charles -- Vaginal birth after caesarean section / Vicky Chapman -- Preterm birth / Charlise Adams -- Breech birth / Lesley Shuttler -- Twins and higher-order births / Jo Coggins -- Haemorrhage / Sheila Miskelly -- Emergencies in labour and birth / Sheila Miskelly -- Neonatal and maternal resuscitation / Nick Castle -- Induction of labour / Mary-Lou Elliott -- Pre-eclampsia / Annette Briley -- Stillbirth and neonatal death / Cathy Charles and Barbara Kavanagh -- Risk management, litigation, and complaints / Cathy Charles -- Intrapartum blood tests / Vicky Chapman and Julie Davis -- Medicines and the midwife / Vicky Chapman.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781118480106 (electronic bk.) 9781118480090 (electronic bk.)




Midwifery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Childbirth--Handbooks, manuals, etc.


Electronic books.

RG950 / .M53 2013

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