Nursing and Midwifery: Student's Clinical Midwifery Survival Guide, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (April 19, 2012) © 2012

  • Trudy Dwyer Central Queensland University
  • Meredith Lovegrove Central Queensland University
  • Judith Applegarth Central Queensland University
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Pocket-sized quick-reference guide

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The Nursing and Midwifery Student's Clinical Midwifery Survival Guide is a small pocket-sized guide providing quick reference to useful information needed for the care of low risk midwifery clients. It has been written specifically for nursing students and beginning practice midwives.

Table of contents

  • Menstrual cycle - key points to remember
  • Fertility assessment
  • Signs of pregnancy
  • Components of an antenatal history
  • Assessing for depression: pre & post natal
  • Antenatal risk questionnaire
  • Changes in pregnancy
  • Topics for antenatal education
  • Anxiety during pregnancy
  • Calculation of expected date of birth (edb)
  • Antenatal physical assessment
  • Critical factors in labour
  • Signs and symptoms of impending labour
  • Stages of labour
  • Mechanisms of normal labour
  • Cardiotocographs
  • Key points in the management of normal labour
  • Preterm labour
  • Imminent breech birth
  • Obstetrics emergencies
  • Postpartum period
  • Assessment of the newborn
  • Establishing breast feeding
  • Care of mother and newborn
  • Handy measurements
  • Common abbreviations
  • Useful websites

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