Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth 

A Guide for 
Midwives and Doctors

© World Health Organization, 2000 

Published by the Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, 2000. This guide appears with the permission of WHO.

• Overview
• Acknowledgements
• Copyright
• Preface
• Introduction
• How to use the manual
• Abbreviations
• List of diagnoses

• Section 1: Clinical Principles
• Section 2: Symptoms
• Section 3: Procedures
• Section 4: 
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B