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Labour Ward Manual

  • 4th Edition - June 14, 2007
  • Latest edition
  • Author: David T. Y. Liu
  • Language: English

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all… Read more

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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all personnel working on the labour ward. It gives instruction on the best application of technical procedures employed in the labour ward whilst promoting the ethos that the labouring mother and the unborn child must be the prime focus of attention.

Key features

  • Offers a one-stop guide to all aspects of labour and birth in a hospital environment
  • Covers everything from admittance procedures through to emergency drills and multiple births
  • User-friendly layout with clear diagrams provide easy access to information
  • Panel of international specialists ensure contemporary and representative content

Table of contents

1 Attitudes and conduct

2 Legal considerations

3 Maternal and perinatal mortality

4 The birthing environment

5 Admission to labour ward

6 Admission emergencies

7 Normal labour and delivery

8 Intrapartum nutrition and electrolytes

9 Analgesia and anaesthesia

10 Intrapartum fetal surveillance

11 Episiotomy and tears

12 The Newborn

13 Preterm labour and preterm rupture of membranes

14 Abnormal labour

15 Induction and augmentation of labour

16 Assisted delivery and shoulder dystocia

17 Caesarean section

18 Emergencies in the immediate puerperium

19 Malpresentation and malposition

20 Breech

21 Twins and multiple deliveries

22 Medical complications

23 Fetal and maternal misadventure

24 Drills in labour ward management

Review quotes

The chapters are factual and concise.


A real positive for a labour ward manual.


Laura Abbott, The Practising Midwife, Vol 11 No 8

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 9, 2007
  • Language: English

About the author

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David T. Y. Liu

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist/Clinical Tutor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK