Labour and Birth
Resources
Resources
The Ramsay Training Institute gratefully acknowledges the assistance and collaboration of the Group Clinical Governance Unit, members of the Obstetric Working Party, maternity educators and staff working in Ramsay Health Care hospitals across Australia, as well as maternity patients and consumers, in the design and development of this eLearning resource. Special thanks go to the staff of Frances Perry House for permission to use their Labour and Birth program to guide the development of this section.
The following is a list of additional resources you may like to access for further reading:
Stages of labour
Early labour and first stage
healthdirect Australia - Early labour and the first stage
Active birthing
Satisfaction with the birth experience
Factors related to childbirth satisfaction
Pain relief options
Childbirth - pain relief options
Epidural information Fact Sheet
Spinal anaesthetic for caesarean section
Medications for Pain Relief during Labor and Delivery
Hypnobirthing
HypnoBirthing®, The Mongan Method
Induction of labour
Coitus to expedite the onset of labour: a randomised trial
Fetal blood sampling in labour
Cord Blood Lactate and pH Values at Term and Perinatal Outcome: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Medical interventions during childbirth
Premature babies
Bleeding in labour
Post partum haemorrhage/bleeding following birth
Primary and Seconday postpartum haemorrhage
Fetal monitoring and compromise during labour
Cord prolapse
Umbilical cord prolapse in late pregnancy
Calmbirthing
Calmbirth® childbirth education
Skin-to-skin contact at birth
The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact
Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
Recovery after caesarean: First six weeks
Vaginal birth after a caesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
Twin births
Australian Multiple Birth Association
Breech birth
Breech baby at the end of pregnancy
Shoulder dystocia
Dealing with and finding support for traumatic birth experiences
Childbirth and post-traumatic stress
Healing the Trauma: Entering Motherhood with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
TABS - Trauma and Birth Stress
Australian Psychological Society
Complaints and open disclosure
Private Patients' Hospital Charter
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Open Disclosure
Open Disclosure: A guide for patients (booklet)
Perineal tears and episiotomy
Third or fourth-degree tear during childbirth
Assisted/instrumental birth
Assisted vaginal birth (ventouse or forceps)
Bleeding and blood transfusions
Blood transfusion, pregnancy and birth
Caesarean births
healthdirect Australia: Caesarean section
NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
Timing of caesarean birth
Timing of Elective Caesarean Section at Term (pdf)
Risks associated with repeat caesarean births
Impact of multiple cesarean deliveries on maternal morbidity: a systematic review
Reducing the risk of venous thrombosis in pregnancy and after birth
Spinal anaesthetic for caesarean section Fact sheet