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9780192619167

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth

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  • ISBN13:

    9780192619167

  • ISBN10:

    0192619160

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1989-12-07
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The product of a decade of research, this volume provides careful analysis of over 3000 clinical research studies on the effects of care given and received during pregnancy and childbirth. The findings are presented in an easily accessible format that will be of use to all health professionals involved in the care of women and their babies, and the women themselves. A unique, easily readable text, this book offers a wealth of current information in a convenient, inexpensive format.

Table of Contents

Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Evaluating Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Social, Financial, and Psychological Support During Pregnancy and Childbirth
Advice for Pregnancy
Dietary Modification in Pregnancy
Antenatal Classes
Formal Risk Scoring
Screening for Genetic Disease
Screening for Pre-Eclampsia
Gestational Diabetes
Assessment of Fetal Size and Growth
Ultrasound in Pregnancy
Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing
Suspected Fetopelvic Disproportion and Abnormal Lie
Symptoms in Pregnancy
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Infection in Pregnancy
Rhesus Isoimmunization
Diabetes in Pregnancy
Bleeding in the Latter Half of Pregnancy
Maintaining Pregnancy and Promoting Fetal Growth
Promoting Pulmonary Maturity
Preterm Labor
Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes
Post-Term Pregnancy: Induction or Surveillance?
Fetal Death
Care of the Bereaved
Social and Professional Support in Childbirth
Hospital Policies and Admission Practices
Nutrition and Position in Labor
Monitoring the Fetus During Labor
Monitoring the Progress of Labor
Prolonged Labor
Control of Pain in Labor
The Second Stage of Labor
The Third Stage of Labor
Repair of Perineal Trauma
Instrumental Vaginal Delivery
Labor and Delivery after Previous Caesarean Section
Caesarean Section
Prophylactic Antibiotics with Caesarean Section
Preparing for Induction of Labor
Methods of Inducing Labor
Preterm Delivery
Immediate Care of the Newborn Infant
Care of the New Mother and Baby
Breastfeeding
Perineal Pain and Discomfort
Breast Symptoms in Women Who are not Breastfeeding
Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth: a Synopsis
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