This article is the text and six tables from the final chapter (Chapter 50)
of the new third edition of A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Chi
ldbirth. It summarizes the authors' conclusions and recommendations, based
on the information they have compiled in the book about the beneficial or h
armful effects of the various elements of care used during pregnancy and ch
ildbirth. The chapter numbers refer the render to the relevant chapter of t
he book.