3 Pääkirjoitus
4 Ajankohtaista
7 Kätilötieteellinen kolumni
8 ”Niin isoa ja upeaa ja niin kaunista”
10 Synnyttäjien kokemuksia synnytyksen käynnistyksestä
12 Etelä-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialueelle imetysneuvola
14 Kun synnytys yllättää
20 Lantionpohjan anatomian vahva tunteminen helpottaa ompelua
24 Ledare
25 Upplevelserna från lärarutbrytet stärkte viljan att utveckla världen
28 Tvärprofessionellt samarbete vid oplanerad förlossning utanför sjukhus
29 VAS on välittämistä
32 Lempeillä aalloilla
36 Mitä tutkimusnäyttö kertoo kotisynnytysten turvallisuudesta?
38 Synnytys pintaa syvemmältä
40 Käyräkulma
45 Synnytysseminaarin 2025 paneelikeskustelu
48 Kätilön päiväkirja
51 Kätilön kirjahylly
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