Perfect for practice placements, this handy 'Survival Guide' gives you the clinical information you need at your fingertips. INDICE: Section 1: Anatomy and Reproduction .1. The Female Pelvis and theReproductive Organs .2. The Female Urinary Tract .3. Hormonal Cycles: Fertilisation and Early Development .4. The Placenta .5. The Fetus. Section 2: Pregnancy .6. Preparing for Pregnancy .7. Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy .8. Common Disorders and Useful Exercises .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 Deliveries .23. Obstetric Emergencies. Section 4: Puerperium .24. Physiology and Care in the Puerperium .25. Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium .26. The Psychology and Psychopathology of Childbearing. Section 5: The Newborn Baby .27. The Baby at Birth .28. The Normal Baby .29. Feeding .30. The Healthy Low Birthweight Baby .31. Recognising the Ill Baby. .32. Respiratory Problems .33. Trauma duringBirth, Haemorrhage and Convulsions .34. Congenital Abnormalities .35. Jaundice and Infection .36. Metabolic Problems, Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal. Section 6: Supporting Safe Practice .37. Supervision of Midwives. .38. Complementary Medicine and Maternity Care.Appendix I Drugs.Appendix II Normal Values in Pregnancy.Appendix III Glossary of Terms and Definitions
- ISBN: 978-0-7020-4586-8
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 476
- Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés