What is involved in Intrapartum Care and what effect does this have on women & midwives?

It seems increasingly apparent that many more aspects of midwifery practice are open to question than are not. At the same time, expectations of achieving optimal birth outcomes appear never to have been greater, among parents and carers alike. Midwives need to understand the potential effects and the possible implications of the procedures that they are practicing and keep abreast of the debates that surround certain established practices.

Ensure that you have the most up to date information at your fingertips with BJM's Intrapartum Care supplement.

These are just a few of the issues addressed in this supplement published by BJM:

• What is the evidence base for CTG monitoring in labour?
• What are the limitations of CTG as a diagnostic tool?
• What are the effects of directed pushing on the perineum?
• Is there evidence for spontaneous pushing in labour?
• How can midwives change traditional clinical practice?
• What is the evidence base for management of the nuchal cord?
• What are the risks of clamping and cutting the cord?
• What are the risk factors for cord prolapse? How is this emergency managed?
• What are the problems associated with resuscitating pregnant women?
• What is the procedure for resuscitating mothers in childbirth?

Do not miss out on this exclusive Intrapartum Care Supplement brought to you by British Journal of Midwifery, the leading clinical journal for midwives. Published each month, the journal is written by midwives for midwives and peer reviewed by some of the foremost authorities in the profession. It contains the best clinical reviews, original research and evidence-based articles available, and ensures that midwives are kept fully up-to-date with the latest developments taking place in clinical practice.