Emergencies Around Childbirth

Covering the possible emergencies, this midwifery text includes guidance on maternal and neonatal resuscitation, thromboembolism in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, antepartum haemorrhage, malpresentations and malpositions, amniotic fluid embolism and other potential risks.

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Focusing on emergencies for midwives, this handbook is designed to enhance confidence, knowledge and skills. It provides an easy-to-use resource for practising midwives to build on their understanding of urgent or emergency situations, and explores the range of actions that can be taken by midwives at hospital, a birth centre or at home. It also covers the less common conditions that can complicate pregnancies. With contributions from highly experienced midwives, it provides key information on high-risk medical and obstetric situations, contains relevant information on litigation and also examines conclusions from The Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths.