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Oxford handbook of midwifery / Janet Medforth [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Medforth, Janet, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Midwifery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 870p. : ill.
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- This unique and bestselling handbook provides midwives with everything they need for successful practice. It contains concise, practical and expert guidance on all aspects of the midwife's role, from pre-conceptual advice to the final post-natal examination of the mother and baby.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Oxford Handbook of Midwifery
- Copyright
- Contents
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preconception care
- 3 Sexual health
- 4 Antenatal care
- 5 Health advice in pregnancy
- 6 Minor disorders of pregnancy
- 7 Helping women cope with pregnancy: complementary therapies
- 8 The need for social support
- 9 Infections and sepsis
- 10 Medical conditions during pregnancy
- 11 Obesity
- 12 Pregnancy complications
- 13 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
- Part 2 Normal labour
- 14 Normal labour: first stage
- 15 Pain relief in labour: non-pharmacological
- 16 Pain relief in labour: pharmacological
- 17 Normal labour: second stage
- 18 Normal labour: third stage
- 19 Immediate care of the newborn
- Part 3 Complicated labour
- 20 Management of malpositions and malpresentations
- 21 High-risk labour
- 22 Maternal emergencies during pregnancy, labour, and postnatally
- 23 Fetal emergencies during pregnancy, labour, and postnatally
- Part 4 Postnatal care
- 24 Postnatal care
- 25 Disorders of the postnatal period
- Part 5 Contraception
- 26 Contraception
- Part 6 Care of the newborn
- 27 Care of the newborn
- Part 7 Feeding
- 28 Breastfeeding
- 29 Artificial feeding
- Index
- Index of emergencies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-181628-0
- 0-19-107079-3
- OCLC:
- 972289754
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