“Gestational Age Assessment.” Guidelines for estimating gestational age, from the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

“Comparing Glyceryl Trinitrate and Ritodrine in Tocolysis.” A study comparing the effects of two tocolytic drugs, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

“Magnesium Sulfate Tocolysis.” An online slide presentation.

“Induction of labour: a continuous quality improvement and peer review program to improve the quality of care.” An article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal (October 31, 2000).

“Labor and Delivery: The Stages of Labor.” Detailed descriptions of each stage, including “How long it lasts,” “What it feels like” and “How to get through it,” from BabyCenter.com, a site for parents.

“Complications of Labor and Delivery.” Excerpts from The Merck Manual of Medical Information—Home Edition.

“Monitoring FAQ.” Frequently asked questions about electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), including types, benefits and risks, and available research. The page also features parents’ personal stories of experiences with EFM.

“Value of electronic fetal monitoring.” Annotated summary about a study originally reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (March 7, 1996), of the ability of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) to predict cerebral palsy.

“Suggested Management of Fetal Bradycardia Following Regional Analgesia for Labour.” Guidelines from the Obstetrics Section of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.

“Interpretation of the Electronic Fetal Heart Rate During Labor.” A detailed article from American Family Physician (May 1, 1999), exploring the monitoring process, its benefits and risks, and various fetal heart rate patterns and changes.

“A Multicenter Randomized Trial of Fetal Pulse Oximetry.” This PDF document provides a brief summary about a study of fetal pulse oximetry.

A picture of a nuchal cord, from the University of Utah Health Sciences Library.

"Multiple Nuchal Cord Entanglement.” Annotated summary from naturalchildbirth.org about a study on nuchal cord.

“Umbilical Cord Complications.” Information about various umbilical cord complications, including nuchal cord.

“Benefits and risks of episiotomy: A review of the English-language literature since 1980.”

“Episiotomy: Guide Picks.” A collection of articles about episiotomy, provided by About.com.

“Cesarean Birth Photo Gallery.” One family shares pictures of the birth of their child.

“Cesarean Section FAQ.” Families’ questions and answers, from FamilyWeb.com.

“Cesarean Photos.” Pictures and links provided by About.com.

“Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (Pre-eclampsia).” Information from the University of Michigan Health System.

“Prematurity linked to preeclampsia.” An annotated summary from the Optimal Wellness Center about a study reported in Epidemiology (March 10, 1999) investigating relationship between being born prematurely and later developing preeclampsia in pregnancy as an adult. Cathy, the link described here is only an annotated summary about an article originally appearing in Epidemiology. Should we provide the original PubMed citation (the article does not appear to be online)?

“Preeclampsia, Toxemia, and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension.” An article from WebMD about preeclampsia, its effects on specific organs and on the baby, its symptoms, and its possible treatment.

“Pregnancy, Trauma.” An article from the eMedicine Journal (August 24, 2001) with clinical information about treating pregnant trauma patients.

“Physical abuse during pregnancy: prevalence and risk factors” and “Physical abuse during pregnancy: a significant threat to maternal and child health,” respectively. A study and a related editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (April 6, 1999).

“Preterm Labor.” A detailed article from American Family Physician (February 1, 1999).

“Placental Abruption Increases Risk of Stillbirth and Preterm Delivery.” From The Doctor’s Guide.

“Incidence of Placental Abruption in Relation to Cigarette Smoking and Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.” A meta-analysis from Obstetrics and Gynecology (April 1999).

“Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection.” A detailed article from American Family Physician.

“Placenta Previa & Placenta Accreta.” A case study from the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

“Problems in Pregnancy II: Multiple Gestations.” PowerPoint presentations developed by the Loyola University Chicago Stretch School of Medicine.

“Condition Summary: Multiple Gestations.” Basic information on multiple gestations, including causes, complications, and recommendations for intervention.

“Childbirth Complications.” Information for women about various complications of childbirth, including abnormal presentations.

“External Cephalic Version.” An article from American Family Physician (September 1, 1998) about the history, protocol, and procedure of external cephalic version.

“Brachial Plexus Palsy and Fractured Clavicles.” Questions and answers from Healthyme.md.

“Facial Nerve Paralysis.” This page includes information about facial paralysis in newborns.