A-Z Midwifery
- 1st Edition - September 15, 2017
- Authors: Diane M. Fraser, Margaret A. Cooper
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 5 9 9 - 5
Well illustrated with over 170 entries, together with a helpful array of figures, tables and pull-out boxes, this helpful guide includes a wealth of information arranged in a us… Read more
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Well illustrated with over 170 entries, together with a helpful array of figures, tables and pull-out boxes, this helpful guide includes a wealth of information arranged in a useful A-Z format. Published in conjunction with The Practising Midwife, this publication will be ideal for all midwives – whether qualified or in training – and all other health care professionals working in the maternity environment.
- Helpful single entry style enables rapid access to essential information
- Clear illustration programme aids understanding of anatomical structures and difficult concepts
- Contains useful Further Reading boxes to direct additional study
- Over 170 entries provide key coverage of a variety of topics ranging from antenatal screening and clinical procedures, including foetal monitoring, to pain relief, the management of psychiatric disorders, medical emergencies and public health
Midwives – whether qualified or in training
A
ABO incompatibility
AIDS
Alcohol consumption
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylactic syndrome of pregnancy
Anaemia
Antenatal Care
Antenatal Examination
Antenatal Screening
Antepartum Haemorrhage
Anticoagulation Therapy
Anxiety
Apgar Score
Arrhythmias, cardiac
B
Bandl’s Ring
Bishop’s Score
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Booking Interview
Bradycardia
Breastfeeding
Breastmilk
Breech Presentation
Burns Marshall Method
C
Caesarean Section
Cardiac disease in pregnancy
Cardiotocography (CTG)
Chorioamnionitis
Coombs’ Test
Conjoined twins
Constipation
D
Depression
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Domestic Abuse
Dystocia
E
Eclampsia
Epidural
Entonox
Episiotomy
Ectopic pregnancy
Erythema Toxicum
External Cephalic Version (ECV)
F
Female Genital Mutilation
Ferguson Reflex
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Fetal Blood Sampling (FBS)
Fontanelles
Forceps delivery
Fundal Height
G
German Measles
Gestational Diabetes
Group B Streptococcus
H
Haemolytic disease of the newborn
Haemorrhage
Healthcare associated infections
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Heart disease
HELLP Syndrome
Hepatitis
Herpes
HIV
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperglycaemia
Hyperthermia
Hypoglycaemia
Hypothermia
Hypoxia
I
Induction of Labour
Initial antenatal assessment
Infertility
Influenza/Influenza vaccination
Instrumental Delivery - See Operative vaginal delivery; Forceps; Ventouse method
Intrauterine Death
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
J
Jaundice
K
Karyotyping
Kernicterus (bilirubin toxicity)
Ketoacidosis
Ketonuria
Kidney disease
Kleihauer Test
Klinefelter syndrome
L
Laboratory results
Labour
Lactation
Løvset manoeuvre
M
Mastitis
Mauriceau-Smellie-Veit manoeuvre
McRoberts manoeuvre
Meconium
Membrane rupture
Multiple pregnancy
N
Nausea
Needlestick/Sharps Injury
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
Neonatal infections
Neonatal specialist care
Neonatal screening
Neural tube defects
Neural tube defect screening
Nosocomial infections
Nuchal translucency
Nipples, anatomical variation
Nipples, sore
O
Obesity
Obstetric Cholestasis
Obstructed labour
Occipitoposterior positions
Oedema
Oligohydramnios
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Operative vaginal delivery
Opiate drugs
Oxytocin
P
Pain
Pain in labour
Pain control
Pelvic floor
Perinatal mental health
Perineum
Phototherapy
Placenta
Placenta praevia
Postnatal Care
Postnatal depression
Postpartum haemorrhage
Pre-eclampsia
Prematurity/Preterm birth
Prostaglandins
Puerperal psychosis
Pyrexia
Q
Quadruplets
Quickening
R
Resuscitation of the newborn
Rhesus D incompatibility
Rubella
Rubin’s manoeuvre
S
Sepsis
Sexually transmitted infections
Shock
Shoulder Dystocia
Stillbirth
Symphysiotomy
T
Tachycardia
TENS
Toxoplasmosis
Twins
U
Umbilical Cord
Urinary tract infections in newborns
Uterus
Uterus, Acute inversion
V
Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Examination
Vaginal seeding
Valsalva manoeuvre
Varicella zoster
Ventouse method see Operative Delivery
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB)
W
Waterbirth
Weight gain in pregnancy
Wharton’s jelly
Woods’ manoeuvre
Z
Zavanelli manoeuvre
Zika virus
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 15, 2017
- Language: English
DF
Diane M. Fraser
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Midwifery and Head of Academic Division of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Notttingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UKMC
Margaret A. Cooper
Affiliations and expertise
Pre-Registration Midwifery Programme Director, Academic Divison of Midwifery, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK