This ISBN is now out of print. An edition with e-book is now available under ISBN 9780702041310.
Myles Textbook for Midwives, recognised as the leading international textbook for midwives, has been fully updated with recent guidelines, protocols and research evidence, and with updated illustrations. This edition has a new chapter on emotion work and focuses on normality, whilst equipping midwives to recognise and respond to complexity in childbearing and parenthood. This 15th edition features a free website providing: * Bank of multiple-choice questions for self-testing * Illustrations from the book, with and without labels, for student and instructor use This is the midwifery textbook of choice throughout the world!
- Focus on woman-friendly care
- Women's stories to highlight good practice
- Colour photographs identify problem conditions and illustrate breastfeeding positions
- Focuses on normality whilst equipping midwives to handle complexity
- Bonus website features a bank of multiple-choice questions for self-testing, and illustrations from the book, with and without labels, for student and instructor use
- New chapter on "emotion work"
- New and improved 2-colour figures throughout
- Colour photograph section now grouped by topic
- Updated to cover latest guidelines, protocols and research evidence
SECTION 1 Midwifery
1 The Midwife
2 The Emotional Context of Midwifery
3 The Social Context of Childbirth and Motherhood
4 Woman-Centred, Midwife-Friendly Care: Principles, Patterns and Culture of Practice
5 Ethics in Midwifery
6 Evidence-Based Practice
7 Midwifery Regulation in the UK
SECTION 2 Human Anatomy and Reproduction
8 The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs
9 The Female Urinary Tract
10 Hormonal Cycles: Fertilization and Early Development
11 The Placenta
12 The Fetus
SECTION 3 Pregnancy
13 Preparing for Pregnancy
14 Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy
15 Antenatal Education: Principles and Practice
16 Special Exercises for Pregnancy and the Puerperium
17 Antenatal care
18 Specialized Antenatal Investigations
19 Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy
20 Problems of Pregnancy
21 Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy
22 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
23 Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnancy
24 Multiple Pregnancy
SECTION 4 Labour
25 The First Stage of Labour: Physiology and Early Care
26 Active First Stage of Labour
27 Comfort and Support in Labour
28 The Transition and the Second Stage of Labour
29 Physiology and Management of the Third Stage of Labour
30 Prolonged Pregnancy and Disorders of Uterine Action
31 Malpositions of the Occiput and Malpresentations
32 Assisted births
33 Midwifery and Obstetric Emergencies
SECTION 5 The Puerperium
34 Physiology and Care in the Puerperium
35 Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium
35 The Psychology and Psychopathology of Pregnancy and Childbirth
36 Perinatal Mental Health
37 Contraception and sexual health
38 Bereavement and Loss in Maternity Care
SECTION 6 The Newborn Baby
39 The Baby at Birth
40 The Normal Baby
41 Infant Feeding
42 The Healthy Low Birthweight Baby
43 Recognizing the Ill Baby
44 Respiratory Problems
45 Trauma during Birth; Haemorrhage and Convulsions
46 Congenital Abnormalities
47 Jaundice and Infection
48 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal
SECTION 7 The Context of Midwifery Practice
49 Pharmacology and Childbirth
50 Complementary Therapies in Midwifery
51 Community, Public Health and Social Services
52 Midwifery Supervision and Clinical Governance
52 Risk Management in Midwifery
53 Organization of the Health Services in the United Kingdom
54 International Midwifery
55 Maternal and perinatal health, mortality and statistics
Glossary of Selected Terms
Index
