Emergencies around childbirth : a handbook for midwives / edited by Maureen Boyle.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of the professional issues that support safe practice / Kate Nash -- Maternal and newborn resuscitation / Jenny Brewster -- Antepartum haemorrhage / Luisa Acosta -- Thromboembolism in pregnancy / Judy Bothamley -- Pre-eclampsia and associated conditions / Maureen Boyle -- Malpresentations and malpositions / Ona Stewart -- Cord prolapse / Alison Meinel -- Shoulder dystocia / Judith Robbins -- Uterine complications / Marie Hall -- Intrapartum and primary postpartum haemorrhage / Helen Crafter -- Amniotic fluid embolism: Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy / Maureen Boyle -- Serious infection / Judy Bothamley and Maureen Boyle -- Other causes of potential maternal collapse / Andrea Aras-Payne -- Psychological considerations for emergencies around childbirth / Elisabeth Hallewell.

An easy-to access resource for practising midwives, designed to enhance the confidence, knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively in urgent or emergency situations that can occur in a hospital, at a birth centre or at home. With contributions from highly experienced midwives, this handbook continues to provide key, up-to-date information on high-risk medical and obstetric situations, as well as relevant information on litigation and the conclusions of The Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths. It is essential reading for practising and trainee midwives, and those who teach them. --Publisher.