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Active management of labour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2008

MJ Turner ,
MJ Rasmussen  and
JM Stronge
MJ Turner
Affiliation:
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
MJ Rasmussen
Affiliation:
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
JM Stronge*
Affiliation:
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
*
Dr John M Stronge, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Extract

It is now 21 years since active management of labour was first reported in the British Medical Journal. Whether one agrees with Professor O'Driscoll or not, there is little argument that his views on the care of women in labour have had a major impact on obstetrics worldwide. As active management comes of age, it is appropriate to review the literature on this subject.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 67 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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