Midwifery

1. Introduction: Antenatal Care—What Is It? - p. 443 2. Initial Contact - p. 445 3. The Booking Visit - p. 447 4. Reviewing the Past - p. 448 5. Decision Points - p. 452 6. Explanatory Sections - p. 452 7. Review questions - p. 479 8. Online resources - p. 479 9. References - p. 479 10. Further reading - p. 483 11. Chapter 22 Applied physiology for labour and birth - p. 485 12. Chapter 23 Supporting women in labour and birth - p. 504 13. Chapter 24 Working with pain in labour - p. 532 14. Chapter 25 Using water for labour and birth - p. 545 15. Chapter 26 Perineal care and repair - p. 567 16. Chapter 27 Overview of physiological changes during the postnatal period - p. 589 17. Chapter 28 Supporting women becoming mothers - p. 600 18. Chapter 29 Supporting the newborn - p. 634 19. Chapter 30 Supporting the breastfeeding mother - p. 671 20. Introduction - p. 672 21. Breast Structure and Function - p. 672 22. Composition of Breast Milk - p. 676 23. Nutritional Properties of Breast Milk - p. 677 24. Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding - p. 678 25. Preparation for Breastfeeding - p. 681 26. Initiation of Lactation and Breastfeeding - p. 686 27. Breastfeeding Assessment and Milk Supply - p. 688 28. Management of Breastfeeding Challenges - p. 688 29. Review questions - p. 698 30. Online resources - p. 699 31. References - p. 699 32. Further reading - p. 706 33. Chapter 31 Pharmacology and prescribing - p. 707 34. Chapter 32 Contraception - p. 734 35. Section 2 Collaborative practice - p. 756 36. Chapter 33 Women's psychosocial health and wellbeing - p. 759 37. Chapter 34 Variations in normal - p. 782 38. Chapter 35 Challenges in pregnancy - p. 808 39. Introduction: Screening Guidelines - p. 809 40. Vomiting in Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum - p. 809 41. Bleeding in Early Pregnancy - p. 812 42. Bleeding Occurring in the Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy - p. 821 43. Maternal Medical Conditions Diagnosed Before and During Pregnancy - p. 829 44. Review questions - p. 857 45. Online resources - p. 857 46. References - p. 857 47. Further reading - p. 860 48. Chapter 36 Disturbances in the rhythm of labour - p. 861 49. Chapter 37 Interventions in pregnancy, labour and birth - p. 890 50. Introduction - p. 891 51. Avoiding Unnecessary Intervention - p. 891 52. Cerebral Palsy - p. 891 53. Interventions in Pregnancy - p. 894 54. Interventions in Labour - p. 898 55. Operative Birth - p. 915 56. Caesarean Birth - p. 919 57. Review questions - p. 936 58. Online resources - p. 936 59. References - p. 936 60. Further reading - p. 942 61. Chapter 38 Life-threatening emergencies - p. 943 62. Maternal Life-Threatening Conditions - p. 956 63. Review questions - p. 989 64. Acknowledgements - p. 989 65. Online resources - p. 989 66. References - p. 989 67. Further reading - p. 992 68. Chapter 39 Complications in the postnatal period for the mother - p. 993 69. Chapter 40 The compromised neonate - p. 1016 70. Chapter 41 Grief and loss during childbearing—the crying times - p. 1036 71. Photo credits - p. 1057 72. Index - p. I-1