Myles Textbook for Midwives
- 16th Edition - September 5, 2014
- Editors: Jayne E. Marshall, Maureen D. Raynor
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 7 4 5 - 8
The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice,… Read more
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The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today. The book comes with Elsevier EVOLVE ancillaries – an online learning package which consists of 500 self-assessment questions and answers and a fully downloadable image bank.
- Designed to enable midwifery practitioners to provide safe and competent care, which is tailored to the patient’s individual needs
- Extensively illustrated to assist visual learning with additional ‘pull out’ textboxes to highlight key information
- Streamlined chapters with similar themes and approach help consolidate learning
- Reflects all modern midwifery curricula by presenting a strong emphasis on evidenced-based practice and the use of technology
- Over 500 on-line multiple-choice questions to enable readers to test their knowledge
- Offers a full image bank of downloadable illustrations to assist with personal projects and/or further learning
- References, Further Reading and Useful Websites promote further learning
- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms provide simple definitions of more complex terminologies
Midwifery students and practitioners undertaking further training
SECTION 1 THE MIDWIFE IN CONTEXT
1 The midwife in contemporary midwifery practice
2
Professional issues concerning the midwife and midwifery practiceSECTION 2 HUMAN ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION
3
The female pelvis and the reproductive organs4
The female urinary tract5
Hormonal cycles: fertilization and early development6
The placenta7
The fetusSECTION 3 PREGNANCY
8
Antenatal education for birth and parenting9
Change and adaptation in pregnancy10
Antenatal care11
Antenatal screening of the mother and fetus12
Common problems associated with early and advanced pregnancy13
Medical conditions of significance to midwifery practice14
Multiple pregnancySECTION 4 LABOUR
15
Care of the perineum, repair and female genital mutilation16
Physiology and care during the first stage of labour17
Physiology and care during the transition and second stage phases of labour18
Physiology and care during the third stage of labour19
Prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action20
Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations21
Operative births22
Midwifery and obstetric emergenciesSECTION 5 PUERPERIUM
23
Physiology and care during the puerperium24
Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium25
Perinatal mental health26
Bereavement and loss in maternity care27
Contraception and sexual health in a global societySECTION 6 THE NEONATE
28
Recognizing the healthy baby at term through examination of the newborn screening29
Resuscitation of the healthy baby at birth: the importance of drying, airway management and establishment of breathing30
The healthy low birth weight baby31
Trauma during birth, haemorrhages and convulsions32
Congenital malformations33
Significant problems in the newborn baby34
Infant feedingGlossary of selected terms
- Edition: 16
- Published: September 5, 2014
- Language: English
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Jayne E. Marshall
Affiliations and expertise
Foundation Professor of Midwifery and NMC Lead Midwife for Education, School of Allied Health Professions, College of Life Sciences, George Davies Centre, University of Leicester, UKMR
Maureen D. Raynor
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer (Midwifery), De Montfort University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Leicester, UK