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Labour

3 modules

Normal labour and its mechanism, the abnormal labour and the decisions, induction.

  1. 01Normal labour: stages, examination and mechanismThree stages, a cervix that dilates faster once it reaches 6 cm, and a head that turns its way through the pelvis. The contemporary curve, not Friedman's, is the reference.Obstetrics · foundation
  2. 02Abnormal labour: dystocia, arrest, and the decisions that followPower, passenger, passage. The definitions of arrest are precise and generous with time, because most slow labours end vaginally if they are allowed to.Obstetrics · condition
  3. 03Induction of labourWhy, when the cervix is ready and when it is not, and what each method does. The Bishop score predicts the road ahead.Obstetrics · procedure