Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section
One of the most common dictums in obstetrics was put forward almost a century ago by Edwin Craigin: ‘once a caesarean always a caesarean’. The main purpose of Craigin’s presentation…
Malpresentations
Fetal malpresentation exists when the presenting part is other than the normal vertex of the fetal head. This includes two malpresentations that are covered in other chapters: breech ( Chapter…
Preterm Labour
‘The usual period of a woman’s going with child is nine calendar months; but there is very commonly a difference of one, two or three weeks. A child may be…
Induction of Labour
‘The spontaneous onset of labour is a robust and effective mechanism which is preceded by the maturation of several fetal systems, and should be given every opportunity to operate on…
Fetal Surveillance in Labour
‘By applying the ear to the mother’s belly; if the child is alive you hear quite clearly the beats of its heart and easily distinguish them from the mother’s pulse’….
Fetal Asphyxia
‘Abnormal parturition, besides ending in death or recovery, not infrequently had a third termination in other diseases … a delay of only a few moments in the substitution of pulmonary…
Human Birth
‘When the child is grown big and the mother cannot continue to provide him with enough nourishment, he becomes agitated, breaks through the membranes, and incontinently passes out into the…
Assessment and Management of Labour
On the Qualifications of an Accoucheur ‘Those who intend to practice midwifery, ought first of all to make themselves masters of anatomy, and acquire competent knowledge in surgery and physic…
Risk Management in Labour and Delivery
‘While in the later parts of this volume I have described the, at times, complex methods by which obstetric difficulties may be surmounted, I must from the outset make plain…
Competence and Skills Training
‘I look forward to the great advances in knowledge that lie around the corner, but I do sometimes wonder whether the vast sums of money now being spent on research…
