Myles Textbook for Midwives - Paegburst eBook on VitalSource, 16th Edition

SECTION 1 THE MIDWIFE IN CONTEXT
1 The midwife in contemporary midwifery practice
2 Professional issues concerning the midwife and midwifery practice

SECTION 2 HUMAN ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
3 The female pelvis and the reproductive organs
4 The female urinary tract
5 Hormonal cycles: fertilization and early development
6 The placenta
7 The fetus

SECTION 3 PREGNANCY
8 Antenatal education for birth and parenting
9 Change and adaptation in pregnancy
10 Antenatal care
11 Antenatal screening of the mother and fetus
12 Common problems associated with early and advanced pregnancy
13 Medical conditions of significance to midwifery practice
14 Multiple pregnancy

SECTION 4 LABOUR
15 Care of the perineum, repair and female genital mutilation
16 Physiology and care during the first stage of labour
17 Physiology and care during the transition and second stage phases of labour
18 Physiology and care during the third stage of labour
19 Prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action
20 Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations
21 Operative births
22 Midwifery and obstetric emergencies

SECTION 5 PUERPERIUM
23 Physiology and care during the puerperium
24 Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium
25 Perinatal mental health
26 Bereavement and loss in maternity care
27 Contraception and sexual health in a global society

SECTION 6 THE NEONATE
28 Recognizing the healthy baby at term through examination of the newborn screening
29 Resuscitation of the healthy baby at birth: the importance of drying, airway management and establishment of breathing
30 The healthy low birth weight baby
31 Trauma during birth, haemorrhages and convulsions
32 Congenital malformations
33 Significant problems in the newborn baby
34 Infant feeding
Glossary of selected terms