A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth is a clearly wri tten review of the important research evidence pn the effects of the v arious care practices carried out during pregnancy, childbirth, and th e early days after birth. In addition to the details provided in the t ext, the book concludes with valuable tables that list the practices w hich are beneficial, those of unknown effectiveness, and thoses likely to be ineffective or harmful.

Pregnancy and Childbirth presents the best evidence for the care of pregnant women to doctors, midwives, students and parents. The logical sequence of chapters and the index give quick access to the abstracts of over four hundred Cochrane systematic reviews. The book serves both as a stand-alone reference, and as a companion to locating full reviews on the Cochrane Library.

The Cochrane Library is published by John Wiley on behalf of The Cochrane Collaboration.

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