Mayes' midwifery : a textbook for midwives.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Baillière Tindall, 2004.Edition: 13th ed. / [edited by] Christine Henderson, Sue Macdonald /foreword by Dame Karlene DavisDescription: xiv, 1277 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780702026164 (pbk.) :
- 0702026166
- Midwifery
- 618.2 HEN
- RG101 .M39 2004
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Previous ed.: London: Baillière Tindall, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1: THE CONTEXT OF CHILDBIRTH:- 1. Sociological and cultural context--2. Psychological context--3. Grief and Bereavement--4. Evidence-based Practice--PART 2: SEXUALITY, FERTILITY AND CONCEPTION:- 5. Anatomy of Male and Female reproduction--6. Female reproductive physiology--7. Sexuality--8. Fertility and its control--9. Infertility and assisted conception--10. Preconception care--PART 3: PREGNANCY:- 11. Fertilization--12. Genetics--13. Implantation and development of the placenta--14. Embryonic and fetal development--15. The fetal skull--16. Confirming Pregnancy and care of the pregnant woman--17. Maternal and fetal physiological responses to pregnancy--18. Antenatal investigations--19. Maternal nutrition--20. Complementary therapies in childbearing--21. Health promotion in midwifery--22. Education for parenthood--23. Physical preparation before childbirth--PART 4: LABOUR AND DELIVERY:- 24. Place of birth--25. Physiological changes in labour--26. Care in the first stage of labour--27. Relief of pain during labour--28. The pelvic floor--29. Care in the second stage of labour--30. Care in the third stage of labour--PART 5: THE NEWBORN BABY:- 31. Physiology, Assessment and care--32. Thermoregulation--33. Infant feeding--34. The preterm baby and the small baby--35. Respiratory and cardiac disorders--36. Congenital anomalies, fetal and neonatal surgery, and pain--37. Neonatal jaundice--38. Metabolic and endocrine disorders--39. Infection--40. Sudden infant death syndrome--PART 6: THE PUERPERIUM:- 41. Content and organization of postnatal care--42. Morbidity following childbirth--PART 7: CONDITIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF CHILDBIRTH:- 43. Nausea and vomiting--44. Bleeding in pregnancy--45. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy--46. Medical disorders of pregnancy--47. Sexually transmitted diseases--48. Abnormalities of the genital tract--49. Multiple pregnancy--50. Preterm labour--51. Induction of labour and post-term pregnancy--52. Disordered uterine action--53. Malpositions and malpresentations--54. Mental health problems--PART 8: OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES:- 55. Shoulder dystocia--56. Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord--57. Disproportion, obstructed labour and uterine rupture--58. Procedures in Obstetrics--59. Complications of the third stage of labour--PART 9: HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH:- 60. The changing national health service--61. Quality in midwifery--62. Epidemiology--63. Children act and social services--PART 10: THE MIDWIFE:- 64. A history of the profession in the UK--65. International perspectives--66. Statutory framework for practice--67. Ethics and midwife--68. Law and the midwife--69. Management and leadership in midwifery--70. The midwife as a lifelong learner--71. Drugs and the midwife.
This well-known and highly respected textboook has been rigorously revised and updated to reflect the changes in both midwifery education and practice.