Proactive support of labor: the challenge of normal childbirth

Description

Foreword; 1. General introduction; Part I.A Wake-Up Call: 2. Medical excess in normal childbirth; 3. Iatrogenic causes of failed labors; 4. Harmful birth care practices; 5. Destructive territorial disputes; 6. Self-sustaining mechanisms; Part II. Back to Basics: 7. Lessons from nature; 8. Elementary biophysics of birth; 9. First stage labor revisited; 10. Second stage labor redefined; 11. Definitions and verbal precision; Part III. Proactive Support of Labor: 12. Introductory synopsis; 13. Nulliparous versus parous labor; 14. Diagnosis of labor; 15. Prevention of long labor; 16. Personal continuity and continuous support; 17. Amniotomy and oxytocin; 18. Labor pain in broader perspective; 19. Prelabor preparation; 20. Medical pain relief revisited; 21. Dynamic dystocia unraveled; 22. Mechanical birth obstruction; 23. Curtailed use of induction; 24. Intrapartum care of fetus; 25. Prevention of litigation; 26. Organizational reforms; 27. Continual audit and feedback; 28. Quality assessment; 29. Hospital statistics; 30. Sum of the parts Foreword 1. General introduction Part I.A Wake-Up Call: 2. Medical excess in normal childbirth 3. Iatrogenic causes of failed labors 4. Harmful birth care practices 5. Destructive territorial disputes 6. Self-sustaining mechanisms Part II. Back to Basics: 7. Lessons from nature 8. Elementary biophysics of birth 9. First stage labor revisited 10. Second stage labor redefined 11. Definitions and verbal precision Part III. Proactive Support of Labor: 12. Introductory synopsis 13. Nulliparous versus parous labor 14. Diagnosis of labor 15. Prevention of long labor 16. Personal continuity and continuous support 17. Amniotomy and oxytocin 18. Labor pain in broader perspective 19. Prelabor preparation 20. Medical pain relief revisited 21. Dynamic dystocia unraveled 22. Mechanical birth obstruction 23. Curtailed use of induction 24. Intrapartum care of fetus 25. Prevention of litigation 26. Organizational reforms 27. Continual audit and feedback 28. Quality assessment 29. Hospital statistics 30. Sum of the parts