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  • © 1990

Intrapartum Care

Part of the book series: Midwifery Practice (MIPRA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. The place of birth

    • Rona Campbell
    Pages 1-23
  3. Midwifery care in the first stage of labour

    • Sheila Drayton
    Pages 24-41
  4. Artificial rupture of the membranes

    • Christine Henderson
    Pages 42-57
  5. Nutrition and hydration in labour

    • Judith Grant
    Pages 58-69
  6. Pain relief in labour

    • Alison M. Heywood, Elaine Ho
    Pages 70-121
  7. Spontaneous delivery

    • Jennifer Sleep
    Pages 122-136
  8. HIV infection — a midwifery perspective

    • Carolyn Roth, Janette Brierley
    Pages 154-172
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 173-183

Editors and Affiliations

  • Southwest College of Health Studies, University of Plymouth, UK

    Valerie Levy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Intrapartum Care

  • Editors: Jo Alexander, Valerie Levy, Sarah Roch

  • Series Title: Midwifery Practice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20981-1

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1990

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 183

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Public Health, Nursing, Gynecology