Myles Textbook for Midwives
by Fraser, Diane M.; Cooper, Maggie A.; Crawford, JillEdition: 15th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-02-24
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science Health Science div
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Summary
Myles Textbook for Midwives, recognised as the leading international textbook for midwives, has been fully updated with recent guidelines, protocols and research evidence, and with updated illustrations. This edition has a new chapter on emotion work and focuses on normality, whilst equipping midwives to recognise and respond to complexity in childbearing and parenthood. This 15th edition features a free website providing: * Bank of multiple-choice questions for self-testing * Illustrations from the book, with and without labels, for student and instructor use This is the midwifery textbook of choice throughout the world! Focus on woman-friendly care Women's stories to highlight good practice Colour photographs identify problem conditions and illustrate breastfeeding positions Focuses on normality whilst equipping midwives to handle complexity Bonus website features a bank of multiple-choice questions for self-testing, and illustrations from the book, with and without labels, for student and instructor use New chapter on "emotion work" New and improved 2-colour figures throughout Colour photograph section now grouped by topic Updated to cover latest guidelines, protocols and research evidence
Table of Contents
| Midwifery | |
| The Midwife | |
| The Social Context of Childbirth and Motherhood | |
| Woman-Centred, Midwife-Friendly Care: Principles, Patterns and Culture of Practice | |
| Ethics in Midwifery | |
| Evidence-Based Practice | |
| The History and Regulation of Midwifery | |
| Human Anatomy and Reproduction | |
| The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs | |
| The Female Urinary Tract | |
| Hormonal Cycles: Fertilisation and Early Development | |
| The Placenta | |
| The Fetus | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Preparing for Pregnancy | |
| Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy | |
| Parent Education: a New Dimension | |
| Special Exercises for Pregnancy, Labour and the Puerperium | |
| Antenatal Care | |
| Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy | |
| Problems of Pregnancy | |
| Common Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy | |
| Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | |
| Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnancy | |
| Multiple Pregnancy | |
| Specialised Fetal Investigations | |
| Labour | |
| The First Stage of Labour: Physiology and Early Care | |
| The First Stage of Labour: Management | |
| Pain Relief and Comfort in Labour | |
| Transition and the Second Stage of Labour | |
| Physiology and Management of the Third Stage of Labour | |
| Prolonged Pregnancy and Disorders of Uterine Action | |
| Malpositions of the Occiput and Malpresentations | |
| Operative Deliveries | |
| Midwifery and Obstetric Emergencies | |
| THE Puerperium | |
| Physiology and Care in the Puerperium | |
| Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium | |
| The Psychology and Psychopathology of Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
| Family Planning | |
| Bereavement and Loss in Maternity Care | |
| The Newborn Baby | |
| The Baby at Birth | |
| The Normal Baby | |
| Feeding | |
| The Healthy Low Birthweight Baby | |
| Recognising the Ill Baby | |
| Respiratory Problems | |
| Trauma during Birth; Haemorrhage and Convulsions | |
| Congenital Abnormalities | |
| Jaundice and Infection | |
| Metabolic Problems, Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal | |
| The Context of Midwifery Practice | |
| Pharmacology and Childbirth | |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Maternity Care | |
| Community, Public Health and Social Services | |
| Supervision of Midwives and Clinical Governance | |
| Risk Management | |
| Organisation of the Health Services in the United Kingdom | |
| International Midwifery | |
| Vital Statistics | |
| Glossary of Selected Terms | |
| Index | |
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