Management of the Third Stage of Labour

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Figure 14.1 Insertion of hand into the uterus following the umbilical cord. It is crucial that the uterine fundus is controlled with the other hand in order to minimize the…

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Management of Women with Previous Caesarean Section

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Spontaneous onset of labourNo need for augmentationNo repetitive FHR abnormalitiesPrevious successful VBACMedium riskMechanical or oxytocin induction of labourOxytocin augmentationTwo or more previous low transverse caesarean birthsFewer than 18 months between…

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Labour in Women with Medical Disorders

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On therapeutic LMWH≥12 h after last dose≥24 h after last doseEpidural catheter removalOn LMWHNext dose LMWH10–12 h after last dose≥3 h after removal If analgesia is required for labour before…

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Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 20 Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPROM) Austin Ugwumadu Best Practice in Labour and Delivery, Second Edition, ed. Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran. Published by Cambridge University…

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Caesarean Deliveries

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Maternal or fetal compromise, not immediately life threatening (e.g. pre-eclampsia, severe fetal growth restriction)Timed delivery (e.g. previous CS with fibroids; breech presentation at term)Elective (e.g. maternal request)2. IntrapartumEmergency because of…

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Acute Illness and Maternal Collapse in the Postpartum Period

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Postpartum haemorrhageGenital tract/abdominal sepsisAmniotic fluid embolismPeripartum cardiomyopathyEclampsia, pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome with haemorrhage, liver rupture, strokeNon-obstetricThromboembolic diseaseGeneral anaesthesiaRegional anaesthesiaCardiac diseaseRespiratory diseaseAdverse drug reactionsMetabolicPrimary neurologicalOtherPulmonary embolism, cerebral vein thrombosisAspiration pneumonitis, atelectasis, respiratory depression,…

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Prolonged Second Stage of Labour Including Difficult Decision Making on Operative Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean Section

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No working epiduralGood expulsive effortsGood contractionsNo marked caput/mouldingBirth canal is roomyFavour forceps if:Dense epidural blockNo good expulsive effortsContractions not goodMarked caput/mouldingBirth canal is not roomyHaving judged that attempting OVD is…

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Nutrition and Hydration in Labour

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Nutrition and Hydration in Labour David Fraser and Jonathon Francis Best Practice in Labour and Delivery, Second Edition, ed. Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran. Published by…

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