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Delivery (Obstetrics)

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The right for every woman to have a 'natural' birth has been recognized for many years, yet surgical interventions continue to rise and, paradoxically, complaints and the degree of litigation for disappointing labor outcomes escalate. Proactive Support of Labor enhances professional skills by providing the expertise for preventing long labors - the root-cause of traumatic birth experiences and the cesarean pandemic. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance on expert care and support during labor is given. Emphasis is placed on pre-labor education, personal attention, and well-defined birth planning - including strict diagnoses and timely corrective measures in abnormal labor - and constant audit of all procedures and outcomes. Striking a new balance between natural birth and intervention, and invariably enhancing women's satisfaction with the childbirth experience, the fully updated revision of this groundbreaking work will be essential reading for obstetricians, midwives, nurses, and trainees. For peer and reader reviews of the first edition see: www.proactivesupportoflabor.com.

Labor (Obstetrics) --- Delivery (Obstetrics)

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Delivery (Obstetrics) --- Delivery (Obstetrics). --- Labor (Obstetrics) --- Labor (Obstetrics). --- Obstetrics --- Obstetrics.

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When the cervix dilates to 4 inches (10 cm), the pushing and delivery phase of childbirth begins. During this phase the baby starts the journey down the birth canal. The head rotates and becomes distorted during a slow descent down the narrow opening. The baby's skull bones have gaps, called fontanelles, which allow the head to elongate and fit within the birth canal. Now the woman's breathing exercises and her partner's training as a birth coach become important. The partner encourages the mother and helps the doctors and nurses tell her when to push. When the couple see their child, they realize that the pain and waiting were worth the effort.

Delivery (Obstetrics) --- Heredity. --- Reproduction. --- Reproductive health.

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Delivery (Obstetrics) --- Postnatal care. --- Pregnancy --- Pregnancy. --- Complications.