ABSTRACT
Introduction ................................................................................................. 185
Fetal and maternal anatomy relevant to labour .................. 186
The process of labour ........................................................................... 191
Understanding the physiology of labour ................................... 194
Place of birth .............................................................................................. 195
Management of normal labour ....................................................... 196
Pain relief in labour ................................................................................ 203
Abnormal labour ....................................................................................... 208
Labour in special circumstances .................................................. 217
Induction of labour .................................................................................. 219
Clinical risk management .................................................................. 223
cervix and descent of the presenting part, ultimately leading to expulsion of the fetus and the placenta from the mother.
