Supporting readers to perform effectively in urgent or emergency situations that can occur in a hospital, at a birth centre or at home, this fully updated fourth edition presents the necessary knowledge and skills for student and practising midwives.

CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONAL ISSUES THAT SUPPORT SAFE PRACTICEKate Nash and Julie JonesCHAPTER 2: LEGAL ISSUES IN EMERGENCY CAREAnne O’Loghlen Pinion and Kate NashCHAPTER 3: MATERNAL AND NEWBORN RESUSCITATIONJenny BrewsterCHAPTER 4: ANTEPARTUM HAEMORRHAGELuisa AcostaCHAPTER 5: CARDIAC CONDITIONSMaureen BoyleCHAPTER 6: THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PREGNANCYJudy BothamleyCHAPTER 7: PRE-ECLAMPSIA AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONSMaureen BoyleCHAPTER 8: MALPRESENTATIONSMaureen BoyleCHAPTER 9: CORD PROLAPSEClare GordonCHAPTER 10: SHOULDER DYSTOCIADebra Sloam CHAPTER 11: UTERINE COMPLICATIONSMarie HallCHAPTER 12: PRIMARY POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGEJessica ScobleCHAPTER 13: AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM (ANAPHYLACTOID SYNDROME OF PREGNANCYMaureen BoyleCHAPTER 14: SERIOUS INFECTIONJudy BothamleyCHAPTER 15: OTHER CAUSES OF POTENTIAL MATERNAL COLLAPSEAndrea Aras-PayneCHAPTER 16: BIRTH TRAUMA AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERReina Fisher-van WerkhovenCHAPTER 17: POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSISReina Fisher-van Werkhoven