Myles Survival Guide to Midwifery, 3rd Edition
Paperback
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- Helpful bullet point style allows rapid access to essential information
- Useful revision guide for examinations and assessments
- Contains common abbreviations, medications, drug calculations, glossary of common terms, and normal values
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- Thoroughly revised to reflect key developments in current midwifery practice
- Now includes further reading and useful website addresses
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SECTION 1 ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
1 The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs
2 The Female Urinary Tract
3 Hormonal Cycles
4 The Placenta
5 The Fetus
SECTION 2 PREGNANCY
6 Preparing for Pregnancy
7 Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy
8 Common Disorders of and Exercises for Pregnancy
9 Antenatal Care
10 Specialised Fetal Investigations
11 Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy
12 Problems of Pregnancy
13 Common Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy
14 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
15 Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnancy
16 Multiple Pregnancy
SECTION 3 LABOUR
17 The First Stage of Labour
18 The Second Stage of Labour
19 The Third Stage of Labour
20 Prolonged Pregnancy and Disorders of Uterine Action
21 Malpositions of the Occiput and Malpresentations
22 Operative Births
23 Midwifery and Obstetric Emergencies
SECTION 4 PUERPERIUM
24 Physiology and Care in the Puerperium
25 Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium
26 Perinatal Mental Health
SECTION 5 THE NEWBORN BABY
27 The Baby at Birth and Neonatal Resuscitation
28 The Normal Baby
29 Infant Feeding
30 The Healthy Low-Birth-Weight Baby
31 Recognising the Ill Baby
32 Respiratory Problems
33 Trauma During Birth, Haemorrhage and Convulsions
34 Congenital Malformations
35 Jaundice and Infection
36 Metabolic Disturbances, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal
37 Complementary Therapies and Maternity Care
Appendix 1 Drugs (Medicines)
Appendix 2 An Aid to Calculations Used in Midwifery Practice
Appendix 3Normal Values in Pregnancy
Appendix 4 Glossary of Selected Terms
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Maureen D. Raynor, MA PGCEA ADM RMN RN RM, Senior Lecturer (Midwifery), De Montfort University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Leicester, UK and Christine Catling, RM MSc (Mid) PhD, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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