Active Management Of Labour

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Preface To The Fourth Edition -- Preface To The Third Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Introduction -- Sect. I. Text -- 1. Nulliparous V Parous Women -- 2. Induction V Acceleration -- 3. Malpresentations, Malformation, Twins -- 4. Duration Of Labour -- 5. Diagnosis Of Labour -- 6. Progress: First Stage -- 7. Progress: Second Stage -- 8. Acceleration Of Slow Labour -- 9. Oxytocin In Labour -- 10. Normal And Abnormal Labour (dystocia) -- 11. Inefficient Uterine Action -- 12. Cephalopelvic Disproportion -- 13. Occipitoposterior Position -- 14. Trauma -- 15. Pain -- 16. Antenatal Preparation -- 17. Analgesic Drugs -- 18. Epidural Anaesthesia -- 19. Personal Attention -- 20. Role Of The Doctor -- 21. Role Of The Nurse/midwife -- 22. Role Of The Mother -- 23. Care Of The Fetus -- 24. Induction -- 25. Organization -- 26. Cervix In Labour -- 27. Caesarean Section Rates -- 28. Cerebral Palsy -- Sect. Ii. Visual Records -- 1. Nulliparous Labour -- 2. Duration Of Labour -- 3. Diagnosis Of Labour -- 4. Progress In Labour -- 5. Care Of The Fetus -- 6. Oxytocin -- 7. Analgesia -- 8. Method Of Delivery And Additional Items -- 9. Normal Labour (1) -- 10. Normal Labour (2) -- 11. Normal Labour (3) -- 12. Abnormal Labour: Slow Progress (1) -- 13. Abnormal Labour: Slow Progress (2) -- 14. Abnormal Labour: Slow Progress (3) -- 15. Abnormal Labour: Secondary Arrest (1) -- 16. Abnormal Labour: Secondary Arrest (2) -- 17. Method Of Treatment: Artificial Rupture Of Membranes -- 18. Method Of Treatment: Oxytocin Infusion (1) -- 19. Method Of Treatment: Oxytocin Infusion (2) -- 20. Failure To Respond To Treatment: Error In Diagnosis -- 21. Failure To Respond To Treatment: Membranes Intact -- 22. Failure To Respond To Treatment: Hesitant Use Of Oxytocin -- 23. Failure To Respond To Treatment: Cephalopelvic Disproportion -- 24. Induction: Success -- 25. Induction: Failure (1) -- 26. Induction: Failure (2) -- 27. Fetal Distress: Placental Insufficiency/accident Of Labour -- 28. Parous Labour -- Sect. Iii. Clinical Data -- 1. Comparative Figures For 35 Years -- 2. Analysis Of Hospital Population -- 3. Clinical Circumstances Of Perinatal Deaths -- 4. Rupture Of Uterus -- 5. Traumatic Intracranial Haemorrhage In Firstborn Infants -- 6. Cerebral Dysfunction In Mature Infants -- 7. Diagnosis Of Labour -- 8. Duration Of Labour In Nulliparous Women -- 9. Spontaneously Labouring Nulliparous Women With A Single Cephalic Pregnancy At Term -- 10. Obstetrical Norms In Nulliparous Women -- References -- Further Reading -- Index. By Kieran O'driscoll And Declan Meagher. This Manual Is To Present The Principles, The Practice ... As It Has Evolved At The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin--introd. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 200.