Myles textbook for midwives /

Myles textbook for midwives / edited by Jayne E. Marshall, Maureen D. Raynor, Anna Nolte - 3rd African edition / - xv, 742 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Section 1. The midwife in context
1. The midwife

Section 2. Human anatomy and reproduction
2. The female pelvis and the reproductive organs
3. The female urinary tract
4. Hormonal cycles : fertilization and early development
5. The placenta
6. The fetus

Section 3. Pregnacy
7. Antenatal education for birth and parenting
8. Change and Adaptation in Pregnacy
9. Antenatal care
10. Antenatal Screening of the mother and fetus
11. Common problems associated with early and advanced preganacy
12. Medical disorder
13. Sexually transmisable and reproductive tract infections in pregnancy
14. Multiple pregnancy

Section 4. Labour
15. The first stage of labour: physiology and care
16. Transition and the second stage of labour: physiology and the role of midwife
17. Physiology and Care during the third stage of labour
18. Care of perineum, repair and genital mutilation
19. Prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine actions
20. Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations
21. Operative births
22. Midwifery and Obsteric emergencies

Section 5. Puerperium
23. Physiology and care during the puerperium
24. Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium
25. Perinatal mental health
26. Bereavement andloss in martenity care
27. Contraception and sexual health in a global society

Section 6. The neonate
28. The baby at birth
29. Recognizing the health of the baby at term through examination of newborn screening
30. Infant feedding
31. The healthy low birth weight baby
32. Trauma during birth, haemorrhages and convulsions
33. congeital malformations
34. Significant problems in the newborn baby
Glossary of terms and acronyms

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Midwifery.

WQ 160 M997 2014