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Ideal for quick reference in any community or birth environment, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

Contents:

Anatomy Apgar scores Birth environment - promoting normality Caesarean Section (LSCS) Catheterisation Cord bloods CTG interpretation Diabetic women in labour Emergencies Emergency birth Epidurals Episiotomy Examination of the placenta Fetal blood sampling Home birth preparation Initial baby check Instrumental birth Mechanism of normal labour (LOA) Monitoring maternal and fetal well-being in labour Obesity and labour Pain relief Perineal repair Positions for labour and birth Resuscitation equipment Signs of transition Stages and phases of labour Third stage management Vaginal assessments Vaginal birth after caesarean (trial of scar) Waterbirth Abbreviations References