Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth

Abstract

Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth evaluating care in pregnancy and childbirth social, financial and psychological support during pregnancy and childbirth advice for pregnancy dietary modification in pregnancy antenatal classes formal risk scoring screening for genetic disease screening for pre-eclampsia gestational diabetes assessment of fetal size and growth ultrasound in pregnancy assessment of fetal wellbeing suspected fetopelvic disproportion and abnormal lie symptoms in pregnancy hypertension in pregnancy infection in pregnancy rhesus isoimmunization diabetes in pregnancy bleeding in the latter half of pregnancy maintaining pregnancy and promoting fetal growth promoting pulmonary maturity preterm labour prelabour rupture of the membranes post-term pregnancy - induction or surveillance? fetal death care of the bereaved social and professional support in childbirth hospital policies and admission practices nutrition and position in labour monitoring the fetus during labour monitoring the progress of labour prolonged labour control of pain in labour the second stage of labour the third stage of labour repair of perineal trauma instrumental vaginal delivery labour and delivery after previous Caesarean section Caesarean section prophylactic antibiotics with Caesarean section preparing for induction of labour methods of inducing labour preterm delivery immediate care of the newborn infant care of the new mother and baby breastfeeding perineal pain and discomfort breast symptoms in women who are not breastfeeding effective care in pregnancy and childbirth - a synopsis.