Evidence Based Labor and Delivery Management

Vincenzo Berghella MDDirector, Maternal-Foetal Medicine Division and Fellowship Program, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USAGabriele Saccone MDResident, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, ItalyTullio Ghi MD PhDProfessor, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ospedale Maggiore, University of Parma, ItalyAmanda Roman MDAssistant Professor, Maternal Foetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA

• SECTION 1: LABORPreparation before Labor and DeliveryPrediction of the Onset of LaborQuality and Safety in Labor and DeliveryPlace of Labor and DeliveryProvidersAdmission to Labor and DeliveryFirst Stage of LaborArrest in the First Stage of LaborSecond Stage of LaborAbnormal Second Stage of LaborIntrapartum Fetal MonitoringManagement of Abnormal Fetal Heart RateAnesthesia and AnalgesiaThird Stage of LaborPostpartum CareOperative Vaginal Delivery SECTION 2: CESAREAN DELIVERYCesarean Delivery: Indications and Optimal RateCesarean Delivery: Preoperative CareCesarean Delivery Technique SECTION 3: SPECIAL LABORInduction of LaborPrelabor Rupture of Membranes at Term or Late-pretermLabor ComplicationsMalpresentation and MalpositionTwins and Higher-order Multiple GestationsThird Stage ComplicationsBreastfeeding and Contraception Index