Table of Contents

Section 1. The Language of Midwifery.

Terms, abbreviations, defi nitions.

Section 2. Quick Reference Topics.

Conditions, procedures, emergency situations,.supporting information, e.g. voluntary.organisations.

Figures Flow / action charts.

1 Antepartum haemorrhage.

2 Neonatal resuscitation.

3.1 Cord prolapse – presentation at home.

3.2 Cord prolapse – presentation in hospital.

4 Apgar score.

5.1 Management of third stage of labour – physiological and active.

5.2 Management of third stage of labour – alternative active management.

6 Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).

7 Eclampsia.

8 Genetic inheritance, e.g. PKU.

9 Post-partum haemorrhage – primary.

10 Post-partum haemorrhage – secondary.

11.1 Retained placenta – at home.

11.2 Retained placenta – in hospital.

12 Shoulder dystocia.

13 Uterine inversion.

14 Uterine rupture.

Diagrams.

1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Delivery of occipito-posterior position.

2.1, 2.2, 2.3 Delivery of face presentation.

3.1 Normal haemoglobin composition.

3.2.1, 3.2.2 Normal adult haemoglobins.

3.3 Normal fetal haemoglobin.

3.4.1, 3.4.2 Sickle cell haemoglobins.

3.5.1, 3.5.2 Alpha thalassaemia.

3.6.1, 3.6.2 Beta thalassaemia.

4 Heel prick sites.

5.1 to 5.9 Placenta types.

6 Stations of the head in the pelvis.

References.