This book consists of 15 theory chapters and 9 skills workshops which address all aspects of maternal care. Most participants take a year to complete the course.

Maternal Care was first published in 1993 and later revised in 1998, 2005, and 2010. By the end of 2009, a total of 27 000 copies of Maternal Care had been bought in South Africa.

Read this book online at ebwhealthcare.com.

THEORY CHAPTERS

• Chapter 1 Antenatal care
• Chapter 2 Assessment of fetal growth and condition during pregnancy
• Chapter 3 The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
• Chapter 4 Antepartum haemorrhage
• Chapter 5 Preterm labour and preterm rupture of the membranes
• Chapter 6 The first stage of labour: the condition of the mother
• Chapter 7 The first stage of labour: the condition of the fetus
• Chapter 8 The first stage of labour: monitoring and management
• Chapter 9 The second stage of labour
• Chapter 10 Pain relief in labour
• Chapter 11 The third stage of labour
• Chapter 12 The puerperium
• Chapter 13 Medical problems during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium
• Chapter 14 Family planning after pregnancy
• Chapter 15 Regionalised perinatal care

SKILLS WORKSHOPS

• Skills 1-1 General examination at the first antenatal visit
• Skills 1-2 Examination of the abdomen in pregnancy
• Skills 1-3 Vaginal examination in pregnancy
• Skills 1-4 The RPR card test
• Skills 2 Routine use of the antenatal card
• Skills 8-1 Examination of the abdomen in labour
• Skills 8-2 Vaginal examination in labour
• Skills 8-3 Recording observations on the partogram
• Skills 9 Performing and repairing an episiotomy

Maternal Care and Newborn Care together form the basic PEP course.