Introduction | |
The Approach to Care | |
Domino/GPO and Home Deliveries | |
Normal Labour | |
The Unbooked Woman Presenting to the Labour Ward | |
Pain Relief in Labour | |
Use of the Birth Pool for Labour and Delivery | |
Care of the Baby | |
Hypoglycaemia in the Newborn | |
Breastfeeding on Labour Ward and Skin-to-Skin Contact | |
The Prevention of Thromboembolism | |
Induction, Stimulation and Augmentation of Labour | |
Caesarean Section | |
Vaginal Instrumental Deliveries | |
Cardiotocograph Interpretation and Fetal Blood Sampling | |
Preterm Labour | |
Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection | |
Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia | |
Management of Maternal Diabetes in Labour | |
Infection Control Precautions with Particular Reference to Women with Blood-Borne Pathogens (Hepatitis B or HIV) | |
Management of Shoulder Dystocia | |
Breech Delivery | |
Twin Delivery | |
Prolapse of the Umbilical Cord | |
Uterine Rupture | |
Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage | |
Guidelines for the Management of Massive Obstetric Haemorrhage | |
Rescue Cerclage | |
Female Genital Mutilation | |
Overwhelming Sepsis | |
Failed Intubation Drill | |
Refusal to Receive Blood Products or Undergo Medical Intervention | |
Sickle Cell Disease | |
Peripartum Collapse | |
Elective Delivery of the Fetus Affected by Severe Red Cell Sensitization (e.g. Rhesus Diseases) | |
Appendix I: The King's College Hospital Protocol for Closure of the Labour Ward and Maternity Beds | |
Appendix II: The King's College Hospital Guidelines for Communication between Midwives, Junior Doctors and Consultants in Relation to Care of a Woman in Labour | |
Appendix III: Guidelines for Termination of Pregnancy Following Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormality or Intrauterine Death in the Second Trimester | |
Index |