Survival Guide to Midwifery

Description

Perfect for practice placements, this handy 'Survival Guide' gives you the clinical information you need at your fingertips.

Key Features

• Pocket-sized guide to midwifery
• High-level summary of the clinical content needed for practice
• Bullet-pointed for quick reference
• Section on anatomy
• Great revision aid!

PUBLISHED REVIEWS

"It is invaluable and does exactly what it says it is in the preface. It is so quick and easy, and light! I bought the book in an emotional moment because I knew the authors, as opposed to needing another book, but I am so glad I did."
Sandra Cussons, Midwife

Table of Contents

• Section 1: Anatomy and Reproduction
• 1. The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive 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 during Birth, 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
1. Drugs
2. Normal Values in Pregnancy
3. Glossary of Terms and Definitions

AUTHOR INFORMATION

By Diane M. Fraser, PhD, MPHil, BEd, MTD, RM, RGN, Professor of Midwifery and Head of Academic Division of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Notttingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK and Margaret A. Cooper, BA, RGN, RM, MTD, Pre-Registration Midwifery Programme Director, Academic Divison of Midwifery, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK