Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 201-206, July 2010

Mechanisms and management of normal labour

Tara Selman MRCOG is a Specialist Registrar at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Tracey Johnston MRCOG is a Consultant in Fetal Maternal Medicine at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared

Abstract 

It is essential that those proving antenatal and intrapartum care understand what constitutes normal labour. This allows complications that can arise at any stage to be recognized early and can help prevent serious sequelae. This review covers the physiology, mechanisms and evidence based management of normal labour.

Keywords: first stage, management of normal labour, normal labour, physiology of normal labour, second stage

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PII: S1751-7214(10)00076-X

doi:10.1016/j.ogrm.2010.04.005

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 201-206, July 2010

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