Midwifery Essentials: Labour E-Book (Volume 3)

Labour is the third title in the Midwifery Essentials series and is about the provision of safe and effective care during labour and birth. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred intrapartum care. Assessment and the role of the midwife in early labourThe first stage of labour, monitoring maternal and fetal wellbeing Coping with contractions, without pharmacological pain reliefAdvantages and disadvantages of pharmacological analgesia Indications for induction or augmentation of labourThe second stage of labour and the procedure for episiotomyThe third stage of labour and the impact of different approachesDifferent methods of anaesthesia and preparation for caesarean birth The procedure for evidence-based perineal suturing. Assessment and the role of the midwife in early labourThe first stage of labour, monitoring maternal and fetal wellbeing Coping with contractions, without pharmacological pain reliefAdvantages and disadvantages of pharmacological analgesia Indications for induction or augmentation of labourThe second stage of labour and the procedure for episiotomyThe third stage of labour and the impact of different approachesDifferent methods of anaesthesia and preparation for caesarean birth The procedure for evidence-based perineal suturing. Read more