Skills for midwifery practice / Ruth Johnson, BA (Hons), RGN, RM, Clinical Midwife, formerly Senior Lecturer Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire and Supervisor of Midwives, Wendy Taylor, BSc (Hons), MSc, RN, RM, formerly Senior Lecturer Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire, now clinical midwifery educator in Whangarei, New Zealand.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
1. Principles of abdominal examination : during pregnancy and labour
2. Principles of abdominal examination : during the postnatal period
3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : temperature measurements
4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : pulse measurements
5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : blood pressure measurements
6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : respiration
7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs : neurological assesment
8. Principles of infection control : standard precautions
9. Principles of infection control : hand hygiene
10.Principles of infection control : principles of asepsis
11. Principles of infection control : obtaining swabs
12. Principles of hygiene needs : for the woman
13. Principles of hygiene needs : for the baby
14. Principles of elimination management : micturition and catheterization
15. Principles of elimination management : urinalysis
16. Principles of elimination management : defeacation
17. Principles of elimination management : obtaining urinary and stool specimens
18. Principles of drug administration : legal aspects, harmacokinetics and anaphylaxis
19. Principles of drug administration : oral administration
20. Principles of drug administration : injection technique
21. Principles of drug administration : administration of medicines per vaginam
22. Principles of drug administration : administration of medicines per rectrum
23. Principles of drug administration : intravenous drug administration
24. Principles of drug administration : inhalational analgesia : Entonox
25. Principles of drug administration :epidural analgesia
26. Principles of drug administration : transcutaneous elcetrical nerve stimulation
27. Facilitation of skills related to chilbearing: optimal fetal positioning
28. Facilitation of skills related childbearing : Cuso Speculation use
29. Facilitation of skills related childbearing : membrane sweep
30. Principles of intrapartum skills: first-stage issues
31. Principle of intrapartum skills: second-stage issues
32. Principle of intrapartum skills: secondThird-stage issues
33. Principle of intrapartum skills: examination of placenta
34. Principle of intrapartum skills: perineral repair
35. Principle of intrapartum skills: management of birth at home
36. Principle of intrapartum skills: management of labour birth in water
37. Assessment of of the baby: assessment at birth
38. Assessment of of the baby: daily examination
39. Assessment of of the baby: Capillary sampling
40. Assessment of of the baby: development dysplasia of the hips
41. Principles of infants nutrion : breastfeeding
42. Principles of infants nutrion : cup feeding
43. Principles of infants nutrion : decontamination of feeding equipment
44. Principles of infants nutrion : formula feeding
45. Principles of infants nutrion : nasogastric feeding
46. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : maternal venepunture
47. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy :intravenus cannulation
48. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : intravenus infusion
49. Principles of phebotomy and intravenous therapy : blood transfusion
50. Principles of manual handling
51. Principles of perioperative skills
52. Principles of wound management healing and care
53. Principles of restricted mobility management : pressure area care
54. Principles of restricted mobility management : prevention of venous thromboemlism
55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resucitation : maternal resuscitation
56. Principles of Cardiopulmonary resuscitation : neonatal resuscitation