title: The second stage of labour.
abstract: This is the third 'midwifery basics' series aimed at student midwives, and focuses on midwifery care during labour. This month, we look at care during the second stage of labour. Students are encouraged to seek further information through a series of activities, and to link theory with practice by considering the issues relating to the care of the woman described in the vignette.
authors.affiliation: Mother and Infant Research Unit, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baston
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007748:Labor Stage, Second; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom