'...One of the valuable features of the book are those chpaters that bring forward current information in relation to detecting and taking action with complications...'

• Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; Section I: The mother, the midwife, and the GP ; 2. The case for community-based maternity care ; 3. The midwife's potential: from ritual to radical ; 4. General practitioners' contribution - what's really going on? ; 5. Multidisciplinary teamwork in maternity care ; 6. Mothers' experiences! and Mothers' choices! ; Section II: Contemporary issues ; 7. The changing social context ; 8. The economics of maternity care ; 9. Auditing care ; 10. Educating the carers ; Section III: Clinical Challenges ; 11. Social class, age, and ethic differences in maternity outcomes ; 12. Women with special needs ; 13. The use of technology in maternity care ; 14. Born too soon, or too small - or both ; 15. Fetal origins of adult disease ; Section IV: Clinical Care ; 16. Pre-conception care, congenital disorders and the new genetics ; 17. New thoughts on the physiology of pregnancy ; 19. Latest views on the antenatal programme ; 20. Intercurrent illness during maternity care ; 21. Care in normal labour ; 22. Care of the mother after birth ; 23. Newborn babies and how to treat them ; 24. Breastfeeding ; Section V: Conclusions ; 25. Care for the third millennium

'...One of the valuable features of the book are those chpaters that bring forward current information in relation to detecting and taking action with complications...'

• Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; Section I: The mother, the midwife, and the GP ; 2. The case for community-based maternity care ; 3. The midwife's potential: from ritual to radical ; 4. General practitioners' contribution - what's really going on? ; 5. Multidisciplinary teamwork in maternity care ; 6. Mothers' experiences! and Mothers' choices! ; Section II: Contemporary issues ; 7. The changing social context ; 8. The economics of maternity care ; 9. Auditing care ; 10. Educating the carers ; Section III: Clinical Challenges ; 11. Social class, age, and ethic differences in maternity outcomes ; 12. Women with special needs ; 13. The use of technology in maternity care ; 14. Born too soon, or too small - or both ; 15. Fetal origins of adult disease ; Section IV: Clinical Care ; 16. Pre-conception care, congenital disorders and the new genetics ; 17. New thoughts on the physiology of pregnancy ; 19. Latest views on the antenatal programme ; 20. Intercurrent illness during maternity care ; 21. Care in normal labour ; 22. Care of the mother after birth ; 23. Newborn babies and how to treat them ; 24. Breastfeeding ; Section V: Conclusions ; 25. Care for the third millennium

'...One of the valuable features of the book are those chpaters that bring forward current information in relation to detecting and taking action with complications...'

• Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; Section I: The mother, the midwife, and the GP ; 2. The case for community-based maternity care ; 3. The midwife's potential: from ritual to radical ; 4. General practitioners' contribution - what's really going on? ; 5. Multidisciplinary teamwork in maternity care ; 6. Mothers' experiences! and Mothers' choices! ; Section II: Contemporary issues ; 7. The changing social context ; 8. The economics of maternity care ; 9. Auditing care ; 10. Educating the carers ; Section III: Clinical Challenges ; 11. Social class, age, and ethic differences in maternity outcomes ; 12. Women with special needs ; 13. The use of technology in maternity care ; 14. Born too soon, or too small - or both ; 15. Fetal origins of adult disease ; Section IV: Clinical Care ; 16. Pre-conception care, congenital disorders and the new genetics ; 17. New thoughts on the physiology of pregnancy ; 19. Latest views on the antenatal programme ; 20. Intercurrent illness during maternity care ; 21. Care in normal labour ; 22. Care of the mother after birth ; 23. Newborn babies and how to treat them ; 24. Breastfeeding ; Section V: Conclusions ; 25. Care for the third millennium