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Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Midwifery

Child Protection - Guide For Midwives (Paperback, 2nd edition): Jenny Fraser Child Protection - Guide For Midwives (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Jenny Fraser
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Children have the right to be safe in our world and we all have a responsibility to ensure this happens. Midwives play a key role in enhancing relationships between a child and its parents for future well being. The book explores how the pressures inherent in the transition to parenting, and individual and social circumstances may make it difficult for mothers to respond sensitively to their babies' needs. Midwives are encouraged to use their skills of observation and analysis to recognise and provide appropriate emotional, educational and practical support to assist vulnerable women to bond with their baby and the baby in turn forming a secure attachment with it's mother. Midwives are also in a unique position to recognise potential or actual child abuse and are required to take such action as is necessary to safeguard the child from harm. This book provides midwives with confidence to undertake this role effectively. * Accessible easy to read style for busy working midwives * A sensitive approach to the subject of child protection * Step by step guidance through child protection procedures * Non judgemental approach considering both the needs of the child and the plight of the parent * Case histories link theory to practice

Loss and Bereavement in Childbearing (Hardcover, 2nd): Rosemary Mander Loss and Bereavement in Childbearing (Hardcover, 2nd)
Rosemary Mander
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new edition of a groundbreaking work reflects important developments in the general understanding of, and research into, loss and death. Providing a wealth of information for both experienced and inexperienced midwives, the book covers topics including:

  • perinatal and neonatal loss
  • miscarriage and termination for foetal abnormality
  • death of a mother in third world and first world settings
  • difficulties encountered during future childbearing.

Combining an authoritative research-based orientation with a critical yet human approach to this sensitive topic, the book aids midwives in providing effective care and support to those who experience loss. The author draws on relevant and largely research-based literature from a wide range of related disciplines to inform this area, which is only now receiving the attention it has long deserved.

Birthing Autonomy - Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births (Hardcover): Nadine Edwards Birthing Autonomy - Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births (Hardcover)
Nadine Edwards
R4,354 Discovery Miles 43 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Birthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women's views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth exploration of how women make decisions about home births and what aspects matter most to them. Comparing how differently the pros and cons of home births are constructed and contemplated by mothers and by the medical profession, the book looks at how current obstetric thinking and practices can disempower and harm women emotionally and spiritually as well as physically. Written in an accessible style, this book is enlightening for student and practicing midwives and obstetricians, as well as researchers and students of nursing, medical sociology, health studies, gender studies, feminist practitioners and theorists. It will also be invaluable to expectant mothers who want to be more informed about the choices they are facing and the wider context within which their birth options are considered.

Birthing Autonomy - Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births (Paperback, New Ed): Nadine Edwards Birthing Autonomy - Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births (Paperback, New Ed)
Nadine Edwards
R1,278 Discovery Miles 12 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Birthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women's views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth exploration of how women make decisions about home births and what aspects matter most to them. Comparing how differently the pros and cons of home births are constructed and contemplated by mothers and by the medical profession, the book looks at how current obstetric thinking and practices can disempower and harm women emotionally and spiritually as well as physically. Written in an accessible style, this book is enlightening for student and practicing midwives and obstetricians, as well as researchers and students of nursing, medical sociology, health studies, gender studies, feminist practitioners and theorists. It will also be invaluable to expectant mothers who want to be more informed about the choices they are facing and the wider context within which their birth options are considered.

Midwifery in China (Hardcover): Ngai Fen Cheung, Rosemary Mander Midwifery in China (Hardcover)
Ngai Fen Cheung, Rosemary Mander
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first book to present the history, ideas, life and works of Chinese midwives and birth attendants, this volume seeks to encapsulate and explain the changing ideas about the practice of midwifery in China. Using participant observations and interviews, it examines each phase of the development of midwifery in depth. Providing a systematic study of the existing literature and contemporary national health policies, it analyses the factors contributing to the current demise of midwifery in China, such as the absence of national regulation, high standards of education and national midwives' associations. Furthermore, it argues that China's national statistics in the past six decades demonstrate clear evidence that minimising maternal mortality rates will only happen through wider availability of services, rather than through obstetric technology or facility based care. Ultimately, therefore this book supports the view that humanity and midwifery will survive to overcome domination by both technology and market forces and that economic growth and medical technology alone will not be sufficient in providing effective healthcare. This book is an indispensable resource for the study of Chinese midwifery, both in theory and in practice. As such it will be useful to students and scholars of Midwifery, Women's Health, Sociology and culture and society in China.

Relating Experience - Stories from Health and Social Care (Paperback, New): Caroline Malone, Liz Forbat, Martin Robb, Janet... Relating Experience - Stories from Health and Social Care (Paperback, New)
Caroline Malone, Liz Forbat, Martin Robb, Janet Seden
R992 R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Save R155 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This reader provides a diverse selection of accounts of interpersonal communication and relationships in the context of health and social care. Most of the contributions are personal narratives by people using or working in care services; the majority are contemporary and many have been written especially for this anthology. The book also includes other kinds of accounts, including attempts to encapsulate in fictional, poetic and visual form something of the nature of encounters in the context of care. There are sections on changing relationships, the way things happen, the physical context of care, difficult encounters, and working together, as well as cross-cutting themes such as power and diversity.
Relating Experience is an essential resource for students of social work, nursing, health and social policy, and for all involved in health and social care services, whether as professionals, carers or service users.

Relating Experience - Stories from Health and Social Care (Hardcover): Caroline Malone, Liz Forbat, Martin Robb, Janet Seden Relating Experience - Stories from Health and Social Care (Hardcover)
Caroline Malone, Liz Forbat, Martin Robb, Janet Seden
R3,489 Discovery Miles 34 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This reader provides a diverse selection of accounts of interpersonal communication and relationships in the context of health and social care. Most of the contributions are personal narratives by people using or working in care services; the majority are contemporary and many have been written especially for this anthology. The book also includes other kinds of accounts, including attempts to encapsulate in fictional, poetic and visual form something of the nature of encounters in the context of care. There are sections on changing relationships, the way things happen, the physical context of care, difficult encounters, and working together, as well as cross-cutting themes such as power and diversity.
Relating Experience is an essential resource for students of social work, nursing, health and social policy, and for all involved in health and social care services, whether as professionals, carers or service users.

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook - Clinical Applications (Paperback): Alan Weiss The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook - Clinical Applications (Paperback)
Alan Weiss
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains one of the most effective forms of neurostimulation for severe mental illness. Sound scientific research underpins contemporary practice challenging the complex history and stigma that surround this treatment. The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook integrates the history of ECT with major advances in practice, including ultrabrief ECT, in a hands-on workbook format. Novel forms of neurostimulation are reviewed, highlighting the future directions of practice in this exciting area. The book is also richly illustrated with historical and technical images and includes 'clinical wisdom' sections that provide the reader with clinical insights into ECT practice. Online eResources are also available, featuring a wide range of questions and answers related to each chapter to help test and consolidate readers' understanding of ECT, as well as regionally specific legislation governing ECT practice in Australia and New Zealand. This comprehensive introduction to ECT is a must-read for doctors in training, psychiatrists who require credentialing in this procedure, anaesthetists, nursing staff who work in ECT and other professionals who have an interest in ECT as well as consumer and carer networks.

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook - Clinical Applications (Hardcover): Alan Weiss The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook - Clinical Applications (Hardcover)
Alan Weiss
R3,673 Discovery Miles 36 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains one of the most effective forms of neurostimulation for severe mental illness. Sound scientific research underpins contemporary practice challenging the complex history and stigma that surround this treatment. The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook integrates the history of ECT with major advances in practice, including ultrabrief ECT, in a hands-on workbook format. Novel forms of neurostimulation are reviewed, highlighting the future directions of practice in this exciting area. The book is also richly illustrated with historical and technical images and includes 'clinical wisdom' sections that provide the reader with clinical insights into ECT practice. Online eResources are also available, featuring a wide range of questions and answers related to each chapter to help test and consolidate readers' understanding of ECT, as well as regionally specific legislation governing ECT practice in Australia and New Zealand. This comprehensive introduction to ECT is a must-read for doctors in training, psychiatrists who require credentialing in this procedure, anaesthetists, nursing staff who work in ECT and other professionals who have an interest in ECT as well as consumer and carer networks.

OB/GYN Peds Notes - Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide (Spiral bound, 4th Revised edition): Brenda Walters Holloway, Cheryl... OB/GYN Peds Notes - Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide (Spiral bound, 4th Revised edition)
Brenda Walters Holloway, Cheryl Moredich, Taralyn McMullan, Amanda Kratovil-Mailhiot, F A Davis
R1,023 Discovery Miles 10 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Davis's Notes Title Perfect wherever you are...in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! This handy guide delivers quick access to the essential clinical information you need to care for obstetric, gynecological, newborn, and pediatric patients in any setting. The 4th Edition of this popular pocket guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect nursing practice today. New, Updated & Revised! Thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the art and science of nursing today, including the latest guidelines, warning signs, and patient care for common procedures during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. New! Coverage of families dealing with newborn anomaly, birth injury, or fetal demise, the high-risk or ill newborn, and nursing care of children and families dealing with end-of-life issues. New! Content on assessment and nursing care of the opioid-addicted mother/newborn and nursing care of the child with cerebral palsy. New! Content on pediatric blood pressure assessment and charts. Updated & Revised! The most current guidelines, including ACOG Pap Smear, CDC Immunization in Pregnancy, ACOG and ACS Mammography, and ACOG and ACS Breast Self-Exam and Breast Self-Awareness. Updated & Revised! Information on birth control and emergency contraception choices, pain control in labor, breastfeeding, safety teaching tips, and cultural competence guidance. Updated! AWHONN practice guidelines for postpartum hemorrhage and ACOG guidelines for vaginal birth after cesarean section guide. Updated & Revised! Terminology and definitions.

Childbirth in the Global Village - Implications for Midwifery Education and Practice (Hardcover): Dawn Hillier Childbirth in the Global Village - Implications for Midwifery Education and Practice (Hardcover)
Dawn Hillier
R4,495 R3,176 Discovery Miles 31 760 Save R1,319 (29%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Is the experience of childbirth becoming 'globalised'?
Is the encroachment of the western medical model dehumanising a profoundly human experience?
If so, what can midwives and midwife educators do about it?

These are the questions at the heart of Childbirth in the Global Village which highlights the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and its implications for midwifery practice and education.
Built around the vivid personal stories of women and midwives experiencing childbirth in four very different cultures

Childbirth in the Global Village will resonate with the experience of midwives everywhere and makes a strong case for redesigning the midwifery curriculum to reflect the interconnectedness of childbirth, midwifery education and practice around the globe.

Childbirth in the Global Village - Implications for Midwifery Education and Practice (Paperback, New): Dawn Hillier Childbirth in the Global Village - Implications for Midwifery Education and Practice (Paperback, New)
Dawn Hillier
R1,184 R1,033 Discovery Miles 10 330 Save R151 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Is the experience of childbirth becoming 'globalised'?
Is the encroachment of the western medical model dehumanising a profoundly human experience?
If so, what can midwives and midwife educators do about it?

These are the questions at the heart of Childbirth in the Global Village which highlights the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and its implications for midwifery practice and education.
Built around the vivid personal stories of women and midwives experiencing childbirth in four very different cultures

Childbirth in the Global Village will resonate with the experience of midwives everywhere and makes a strong case for redesigning the midwifery curriculum to reflect the interconnectedness of childbirth, midwifery education and practice around the globe.

Care of the Newborn by Ten Teachers (Hardcover): Hilary Lumsden, Debbie Holmes Care of the Newborn by Ten Teachers (Hardcover)
Hilary Lumsden, Debbie Holmes
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Caring for the well newborn is an essential element of everyday midwifery practice. Providing a comprehensive guide to the problems associated with newborn babies, Care of the Newborn by Ten Teachers is a key textbook for trainee midwives. The ten teachers involved in writing this book are drawn from all over the UK and bring together a wealth of experience in midwifery and neonatal nursing teaching and practice. The emphasis is on caring for the normal neonate, with deviations from the normal threaded throughout. Taking a holistic approach, each chapter links theory and practice, with explicit reference to professional standards and guidelines. As well as infant feeding, skin care and thernal care practice, this book covers signs and causes of common problems such as jaundice, infections, respiratory problems, and birth injury, providing care and treatment strategies for the neonate and family. This easy-to-follow full colour design, with superb diagrams and photographs and helpful features such as key points, case histories and chapters overviews, makes this essential reading for all student midwives, as well as those on post-qualifying courses in neonatal care. It is also a useful reference for practising midwives and neonatal nurses.

Fundamentals of Pharmacology - An Applied Approach for Nursing and Health (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Alan Galbraith, Shane... Fundamentals of Pharmacology - An Applied Approach for Nursing and Health (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Alan Galbraith, Shane Bullock, Elizabeth Manias, Barry Hunt, Ann Richards
R5,345 Discovery Miles 53 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Your comprehensive and current introduction to the fascinating field of Pharmacology, applied to Nursing and Health! Now fully updated in line with changes in clinical practice, new drugs and research developments.This clear and readable text will guide you through how drugs act within the body coupled with their clinical application. Sections covering social, legal and professional issues are included alongside the scientific principles of pharmacology. Drug groups are considered according to their pharmacological effects, their action on physiological processes and the conditions they are used to treat.

Nursing in the Community: an essential guide to practice (Hardcover): Sue Chilton, Karen Melling, Dee Drew, Ann Clarridge Nursing in the Community: an essential guide to practice (Hardcover)
Sue Chilton, Karen Melling, Dee Drew, Ann Clarridge
R5,221 Discovery Miles 52 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is designed to support nursing staff who may be new to working in a community setting, and is an essential guide to practice. It reflects government health and social care policy reforms and the effect of these on the roles and responsibilities of community nurses.

Working with Substance Misusers - A Guide to Theory and Practice (Hardcover): Trudi Petersen Working with Substance Misusers - A Guide to Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
Trudi Petersen
R5,259 Discovery Miles 52 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Working with Substance Misusers is a practical handbook for students and those who work with people who misuse drugs or alcohol. Written by experienced teachers and clinicians, the book introduces:
* the substances themselves
* theories relevant to substance use and misuse
* the skills necessary to work with this client group
* the broad range of approaches to treatment
* particular problems of specific groups.

The reader is encouraged to read and reflect on the material in relation to their own practice. To help this process, each topic has an identified set of learning objectives. Activities designed to reinforce learning include discussion points, case studies, role plays and group exercises.

Working with Substance Misusers makes clear the connection of theory to practice and encourages a skills-based, but reflective, approach to work in this complex field. Cutting across professional boundaries, it provides both new and more experienced practitioners with a key text.

Daughters of Hariti - Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New): Santi Rozario, Geoffrey Samuel Daughters of Hariti - Childbirth and Female Healers in South and Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New)
Santi Rozario, Geoffrey Samuel
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
List of illustrations. Introduction. 1. The Daughters of Hariti Today Geoffrey Samuel Part 1: South Asia. 2. "We Know How to Do These Things": Birth in a Newar Village 3. Knowing All the Gods: Grandmothers, God Families, and Women Healers in Nepal Linda Iltis 4. Contaminating States: Midwifery, Childbearing and the State in Rural North India Patricia Jeffrey, Roger Jeffrey and Andrew Lyon 5. Midwives and Other Women; Agency, Emotions and the Politics of Healing in Rajasthan, North West India Maya Unnithan-Kumar 6. The Healer on the Margins: The Dai in Rural Bangladesh Santi Rozario 7. Hawa, Gola and Mother-in-Law's Big Toe: On Understanding Dais' Imagery of the Female Body Janet Chawlan 8. "Baby-Friendly" Hospitals and Bad Mothers: Maneuvring Development in the Post-Partum Period in Tamilnadu, South India Cecilia Van Hollen 9. Tibetan and Indian Ideas of Birth Pollution: Similarities and Contrasts Santi Rozario and Geoffrey Samuel Part 2: Southeast Asia. 10. Birth Attendants in Northeast Thailand: Embodying Tradition in Modern Times Andrea Whitaker 11. Childbirth and Traditional Healing in an Iban Longhouse Amanda Harris 12. Of Paraji and Bidan: Hierarchies of Knowledge among Sudanese Midwives Lynda Newland 13. Adat and Modernity: Confinement in a Sasak Government Clinic Cynthia Hunter Index. About the Editors and Contributors

Illness - The Cry of the Flesh (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Havi Carel Illness - The Cry of the Flesh (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Havi Carel
R4,043 Discovery Miles 40 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is illness? Is it a physiological dysfunction, a social label, or a way of experiencing the world? How do the physical, social, and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness? In this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Havi Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own illness with insights and reflections drawn from her work as a philosopher. Carel's fresh approach to illness raises some uncomfortable questions about how we all - whether healthcare professionals or not - view the ill, challenging us to become more thoughtful. Illness unravels the tension between the universality of illness and its intensely private, often lonely, nature. It offers a new way of looking at a matter that affects every one of us. Revised and updated throughout, the third edition of this groundbreaking volume includes a new chapter on organ transplantation. Illness: The Cry of the Flesh will prove essential reading to those studying philosophy, medical ethics, and medical anthropology, as well as those in the healthcare and medical professions. It will also be of interest to individuals who live with illness, and their friends and families.

The Evaluation Handbook for Health Professionals (Paperback): Anne Lazenbatt The Evaluation Handbook for Health Professionals (Paperback)
Anne Lazenbatt
R1,274 Discovery Miles 12 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


For the growing number of health professionals who are engaged in processes of evaluation in a variety of contexts within the world of healthcare, The Evaluation Handbook is an easy-to-use resource. Encouraging an evidence-based approach to practice, it provides:
* guidelines on how to design and evaluate an intervention
* examples of good practice
* reliable and easy-to-use measures
* advice on how to work effectively.

The handbook is designed to prompt self-evaluation and group project evaluation. It illustrates how simple evaluation methods can help to break down the divisions between research and practice and how more practitioners can apply such methods to improve the quality of care as well as the treatments and services which they offer their patients and clients. The examples, drawn from clinical settings, community practice and work in the voluntary sector, illustrate the kind of evaluation that can be undertaken by a small-scale team or a single practitioner with limited resources.
The Evaluation Handbook will be a useful source of reference for those new to evaluation as well as more experienced managers and researchers.

Twins - From Fetus to Child (Hardcover): Alessandra Piontelli Twins - From Fetus to Child (Hardcover)
Alessandra Piontelli
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Introduction 1. Biology of Twinning 2. Twin Pregnancy and the Twin Fetus 3. Intrauterine Behaviour 4. Antecedents and Forerunners of Postnatal Life 5. Still in Hospital: Birth and Soon After Birth 6. Back Home 7. The Initial Stages of Twinship 8. 'Twinning' 9. Becoming 'Twinned' - The Couple Effect 10. Change in the Twins 11. Different Types of Twins 12. Changes in the Family 13. Conclusions

Gender, Health and Healing - The Public/Private Divide (Hardcover): Gill Bendelow, Mick Carpenter, Caroline Vautier, Simon... Gender, Health and Healing - The Public/Private Divide (Hardcover)
Gill Bendelow, Mick Carpenter, Caroline Vautier, Simon Williams
R2,894 Discovery Miles 28 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


What do we mean by 'gender' and how does this relate to health?
How is 'biology' best understood?
What does a focus on the division of labour bring to our understanding of health work?
Is (gender) 'equity' in health possible?
How have developments such as the resurgence of emotions and the new genetics affected these and other social relations at the turn of the century?
These are just some of the questions addressed in Gender, Health and Healing in which a whole range of issues are brought together and connected to emerging concerns in contemporary life such as the new genetics and transformations in biomedical knowledge and practices. It offers a challenging assessment of gender relations and embodied practices across the public/private divide, using health and healing as paradigmatic examples.
This thought-provoking volume lies at the intersection of gender studies, the sociology of health and healing, health policy, the critical analysis of scientific knowledge and the current debates around the body, health and emotions. Bringing together new and leading scholars in the field, it provides a unique critical overview of contemporary debates in health care for an interdisciplinary readership.

Gender, Health and Healing - The Public/Private Divide (Paperback): Gill Bendelow, Mick Carpenter, Caroline Vautier, Simon... Gender, Health and Healing - The Public/Private Divide (Paperback)
Gill Bendelow, Mick Carpenter, Caroline Vautier, Simon Williams
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


What do we mean by 'gender' and how does this relate to health?
How is 'biology' best understood?
What does a focus on the division of labour bring to our understanding of health work?
Is (gender) 'equity' in health possible?
How have developments such as the resurgence of emotions and the new genetics affected these and other social relations at the turn of the century?
These are just some of the questions addressed in Gender, Health and Healing in which a whole range of issues are brought together and connected to emerging concerns in contemporary life such as the new genetics and transformations in biomedical knowledge and practices. It offers a challenging assessment of gender relations and embodied practices across the public/private divide, using health and healing as paradigmatic examples.
This thought-provoking volume lies at the intersection of gender studies, the sociology of health and healing, health policy, the critical analysis of scientific knowledge and the current debates around the body, health and emotions. Bringing together new and leading scholars in the field, it provides a unique critical overview of contemporary debates in health care for an interdisciplinary readership.

Managing in Health Care - A Guide for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Paperback): Lesley Dowding, Jill Barr Managing in Health Care - A Guide for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Paperback)
Lesley Dowding, Jill Barr
R1,863 Discovery Miles 18 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Appropriate for health administrators in departments of sociology, social policy and nursing. Students in pre-registration programmes and those meeting management theory for the first time. There can be little doubt that the reforms of the last few decades within the health service have had a major impact on the management responsibilities for nurses, midwives and health visitors. Integrating management theory and principles with nursing practice, Managing in the Healthcare demonstrates how the concepts and principles of management are intrisically linked to the work that nurses do.

Critical Care Assessment by Midwives (Hardcover): Maureen Boyle, Judy Bothamley Critical Care Assessment by Midwives (Hardcover)
Maureen Boyle, Judy Bothamley
R5,375 Discovery Miles 53 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over the last ten years, pregnancy has not only become more complicated for many women, but the traditional provision of general intensive care units has been reduced. To bridge this gap, critical care units, usually staffed by midwives, have been set up in many maternity units. This textbook is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this emerging area of practice. Critical Care Assessment by Midwives also notably sets out a template for assessment of women that will enable early identification of deteriorating health. Serious illness can arise subsequent to an emergency, a pre-existing illness or a complication of pregnancy but can also occur in the context of what appears to be a low risk pregnancy. For this reason, all midwives need to be skilled in assessment that facilitates timely, appropriate referrals and saves lives. It covers: ABCDE assessment tailored for midwives; assessment of cardiac conditions; aassessment of respiratory conditions; assessment of neurological conditions; pre-eclampsia; haemorrhage; shock, including hypovolaemia, sepsis and anaphylaxis; haemodynamic monitoring; fluid replacement and balance; ketoacidosis, hypoglycaemia and sickle cell crisis. Covering the context of care, relevant pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, specific assessment in detail, relevant drugs, assessment of the fetus, summaries of management, psychosocial support and the specific professional responsibilities of the midwife, this is an essential guide for all midwives and midwifery students.

Handbook of Obstetric Anesthesia (Hardcover): C.M. Palmer, R. D'Angelo, M.J. Paech Handbook of Obstetric Anesthesia (Hardcover)
C.M. Palmer, R. D'Angelo, M.J. Paech
R5,110 Discovery Miles 51 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This extensively illustrated book provides an accessible and up-to-date introduction to obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia. With only three principal authors, there is a consistency of style within a comprehensive textbook that presents the basic science, pharmacology and clinical practice relevant to obstetric anaesthesia. Chapters cover topics such as analgesia during labour, anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia for caesarean delivery, major obstetric and anaesthetic complications, evaluation of the foetus and resuscitation of the neonate, and common clinical scenarios such as management of pre-eclampsia, obesity, multiple gestation and co-existing disease.

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