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Antenatal midwifery skills : survival guide / Alison Edwards.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Edwards, Alison, 1966- author.
Series:
Nursing & health survival guides.
Nursing and health survival guides
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prenatal care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Prenatal care.
Midwifery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Midwifery.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (92 pages) : illustrations.
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]
Summary:
This pocket-sized book, presented in an easy to follow format, is designed as tool for students and professionals to carry in any setting, providing a quick reference guide to antenatal care and related anatomy and physiology.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION
Inspection
Palpation
Auscultation
Measurement
Expected findings
ANAEMIA
ANATOMY
Fetal circulation
Blood flow
Female external genitalia
Uterus
ANTENATAL APPOINTMENTS
ANTENATAL SCREENING
Blood and other tests at booking
Follow-up blood tests
Urine
Ultrasound scans
Additional screening (optional)
Routine surveillance
BENEFITS
BISHOP'S SCORE FOR INDUCTION OF LABOUR
BLOOD PRESSURE TAKING
BLOOD VALUES
BMI
Calculating BMI
BOOKING ADVICE
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
CALCULATING ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATES
CHOLESTASIS
Management
CTG INTERPRETATION
CUSTOMISED GROWTH CHARTS
DIABETES
Type 1 diabetic women
Preconception
Pregnancy
Booking bloods plus:
Screening
Gestational diabetic women
DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Drugs and midwives/student midwives
Midwives' exemptions and pgds
Safe administration
Drug abbreviations
Formulas/drug calculations
Tablets/solutions
Intravenous infusions
EMERGENCIES
Adult life support for a pregnant woman
Antepartum haemorrhage
Eclampsia
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
FUNCTIONS OF THE PLACENTA
METHODS OF INDUCTION
MINOR DISORDERS
PRE-ECLAMPSIA
Signs and symptoms
RECORD KEEPING
SUBSTANCE MISUSE
SUPPORT GROUPS
USEFUL WEBSITES
VENEPUNCTURE
Anatomy and physiology
Aseptic (clean) technique
Choosing a site
Equipment needed
Health and safety
Potential problems
Procedure for taking blood
Blood bottles
Venous thrombolembolism
Risk factors
VULNERABLE GROUPS OF WOMEN
REFERENCES
Untitled.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-429-42434-5
0-429-75471-X
9780429424342
OCLC:
1222776531

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