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Management of labour

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Labour can be managed in an active or expectant manner. Principals include:

  • diagnosis of labour:
    • regular contractions
    • cervical change
    • show (loss of mucus plug pv)
    • rupture of membranes
  • monitoring of the progress
  • ensuring the maternal wellbeing
  • ensuring the fetal wellbeing

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