gogo
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Mayes' midwifery : a textbook for midwives.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication 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
Other title:
  • Midwifery
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.2 HEN
LOC classification:
  • RG101 .M39 2004
Contents:
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.
Summary: This well-known and highly respected textboook has been rigorously revised and updated to reflect the changes in both midwifery education and practice.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 618.2 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200298
Reference Nursing collection room Athlone Reference 618.2 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200297

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.

Powered by Koha