Myles Textbook for Midwives

by Myles, Margaret F.; Bennett, V. Ruth; Brown, Linda K.

• ISBN13: 9780443055867
• ISBN10: 0443055866
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The world's most popular midwifery textbook presents practical and comprehensive coverage of anatomy and physiology as well as the important topical issues of midwifery practice. The expert editors have added an impressive team of contributors, literature reviews, and references for further reading. New issues covered include: risk management, complementary therapies, research and independent practice.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii	(4)
Foreword	xi	(2)
Preface	xiii	(2)
Acknowledgements	xv
SECTION 1 MIDWIFERY	1	(146)
1. The midwife	3	(10)
2. The midwife's client	13	(20)
3. Community midwifery	33	(16)
4. International midwifery	49	(18)
5. Ethics in midwifery	67	(14)
6. Research in midwifery	81	(12)
7. Risk management in midwifery	93	(14)
8. Quality assurance in maternity care	107	(16)
9. The regulation of midwifery	123	(24)
SECTION 2 PREGNANCY	147	(242)
10. Preparing for pregnancy	149	(18)
11. Change and adaptation in pregnancy	167	(24)
12. Preparing for parenthood: daily life in pregnancy	191	(18)
13. Antenatal care	209	(26)
14. Abnormalities of early pregnancy	235	(18)
15. Problems of pregnancy	253	(26)
16. Common medical disorders associated with pregnancy	279	(36)
17. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy	315	(14)
18. Sexually transmissible and reproductive Tract infection in pregnancy	329	(22)
19. Multiple pregnancy	351	(20)
20. Specialised antenatal investigations	371	(18)
SECTION 3 LABOUR	389	(198)
21. The first stage of labour: physiology and early care	391	(20)
22. Management of the first stage of labour	411	(18)
23. Pain relief and comfort in labour	429	(18)
24. Physiology and management of the second stage of labour	447	(18)
25. Physiology and management of the third stage of labour	465	(24)
26. Prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action	489	(18)
27. Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations	507	(32)
28. Obstetric anaesthesia and operations	539	(26)
29. Midwifery and obstetric emergencies	565	(22)
SECTION 4 THE PUERPERIUM	587	(78)
30. Physiology, complications and management of the puerperium	589	(26)
31. The postnatal emotional and psychological response	615	(14)
32. Family planning	629	(22)
33. Bereavement and loss in maternity care	651	(14)
SECTION 5 THE NEWBORN BABY	665	(188)
34. The baby at birth	667	(18)
35. The normal baby	685	(22)
36. Feeding	707	(24)
37. The healthy low birthweight baby	731	(18)
38. Recognising the ill baby	749	(16)
39. Respiratory problems	765	(12)
40. Trauma during birth, haemorrhage and convulsions	777	(18)
41. Congenital abnormalities	795	(20)
42. Jaundice and infection	815	(28)
43. Metabolic and endocrine disorders and drug withdrawal	843	(10)
SECTION 6 MISCELLANEOUS	853	(84)
44. Complementary therapies in midwifery	855	(18)
45. Special exercises for pregnancy, labour and the puerperium	873	(18)
46. Community health and social services	891	(22)
47. Organisation of health care in the United Kingdom	913	(14)
48. Vital statistics	927	(10)
SECTION 7 BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY	937	(68)
49. The reproductive organs	939	(24)
50. Hormonal cycles: fertilisation and early development	963	(10)
51. The placenta	973	(8)
52. The fetus	981	(14)
53. The female urinary tract	995	(10)
Index	1005