Well illustrated with over 100 figures, tables and pull out boxes this slim pocket reference includes a wealth of information ranging from communications skills, drug calculations and administration, to clinical examination and complications in labour. Designed to be carried in a scrubs/uniform pocket, this helpful guide will be ideal for all midwives whether qualified or in training.


　Key Features
　　　ㆍ　Helpful bullet point style enables rapid access to essential information
　　　ㆍ　Splash proof cover ensures durability
　　　ㆍ　Rich illustrative programme enables rapid access to key information

PART 1 THE MIDWIFE'S ROLE
　　　　Record keeping
　　　　Communication skills
　　　　Drug calculations and administration
　　　　　-　Using SI units
　　　　　-　Formulae for dosage calculations


PART 2 UNCOMPLICATED PREGNANCY AND BIRTH
　　　　Antenatal care
　　　　The start of care and arranging appointments
　　　　Infections
　　　　Antenatal examination
　　　　Problems associated with pregnancy
　　　　Plan for birth
　　　　Intrapartum
　　　　Visual aids for labour and birthing positions
　　　　Spontaneous onset of labour
　　　　Care in labour
　　　　Vaginal examination
　　　　Coping strategies for labour
　　　　Complementary therapies
　　　　Second stage of labour: the birth
　　　　Breech birth
　　　　Fetal monitoring
　　　　Intermittent auscultation (IA)
　　　　Continuous electronic fetal monitoring (CEFM)
　　　　The third stage of labour
　　　　Examination of the placenta
　　　　

PART 3 AFTER THE BIRTH
　　　Post birth: mother and baby
　　　　　-　The neonatal heat triangle
　　　The puerperium or postnatal period
　　　　　-　The first 24 hours after birth
　　　　　-　The first 2-7 days
　　　　　-　From day 8 to 6-8 weeks
　　　Infant feeding
　　　Initiation of breastfeeding
　　　　　-　Continued successful breastfeeding
　　　Perinatal mental health
　　　　　-　The universal antenatal screening pathway


PART 4 COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY
　　　Hypertensive disorders
　　　Eclampsia
　　　　　-　Management of eclampsia
　　　Maternal collapse
　　　Diabetes
　　　Pharmacological methods of pain relief in labour


PART 5 BIRTH EMERGENCIES
　　　Complex intrapartum care
　　　　　-　Malpresentations and malpositions
　　　　　-　Delay in the first stage of labour
　　　Induction of labour
　　　　　-　Prostaglandins
　　　　　-　Preterm rupture of membranes
　　　　　-　Prelabour rupture of membranes at term
　　　　　-　Instrumental delivery and caesarean section
　　　Cord prolapse
　　　Shoulder dystocia
　　　Management of post-partum haemorrhage
　　　Episiotomy and perineal suturing
　　　　　-　How to perform an episiotomy
　　　　　-　Perineal suturing
　　　Female genital mutilation
　　　Recognition of the seriously ill woman
　　　　　-　The Maternity Early Obstetric Warning Score (MEOWS) chart
　　　　　-　Maternal and neonatal sepsis
　　　　　-　Acute fatty liver in pregnancy
　　　　　-　Obstetric cholestasis
　　　Neonatal resuscitation
　　　Neonatal jaundice
　　　　　-　Fetal physiology in relation to jaundice
　　　　　-　Clinical signs of jaundice
　　　　　-　Jaundice management


APPENDICES
　-　Appendix 1 Commonly used abbreviations
　-　Appendix 2 Normal bood measurements
　-　Appendix 3 Useful websites


References