Prerequisite: Antepartum (ANT251q).
Co-requisite: Fetal Assessment (FET221q), Prenatal Skills (PRE211q).
Using lecture, discussion, and audio-visual aids, we cover the psychophysiology of labor and birth; Biodynamic facilitation of first, second, third, and fourth stages; unusual situations including precipitous birth, cord prolapse, nuchal cord, back labor, abruption, previa, hemorrhage, and third stage issues.