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This pocket-sized book, presented in an easy-to-follow format, is designed as a tool for students and professionals to carry in any setting, providing a quick reference guide to supporting women and babies during the postnatal/neonatal period. Written in an accessible way, this book provides step-by-step processes for students to follow, and is ideal for professionals to share with the women and families in their care.
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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Anatomy and Physiology
Fetal circulation
Four main structures which differ from adult circulation
Extra features
At birth
Involution
Lochia
Breast
Bereavement – Dealing with the Loss of a Baby
Blood Values
Electrolytes
Blood gases
Thyroid function tests
Haematology
Bottle Feeding
Sterilisation of feeding equipment
Cold water sterilising
Boiling
Electric steam sterilising
Microwaves
Dishwasher sterilising
Making up formula feeds
Other tips
Breastfeeding
Physiology of lactation
Breast changes in pregnancy
Milk production
Tips
Advantages of breastfeeding
For the baby
For the woman
Steps to aid successful breastfeeding
Hand expression
Procedure
Breast milk storage
Calculating Feed Requirements
Changing Stools and Number of Wet/Dirty Nappies
Contraception
Cord Care
Developmental Care
Discharge – Points for Discussion
Drugs for Neonates
Vitamin K – (phytomenadione)
Naloxone
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin
BCG
Emergencies
Secondary post-partum haemorrhage (PPH)
SEPSIS
Signs requiring urgent referral by ambulance/immediate review by a doctor
Recommendations
Management (including the sepsis 6 bundle)
Septic shock
Fluid Balance
Recording fluid balance
Hypoglycaemia in the Newborn
Management
Modified Obstetric Early Warning System (MEOWS)
Neonatal Examination
Procedure
Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE)
Key principles
Screen positive
Eye
Heart
Neurological examination
Examination of the hips
Testes
Neonatal Jaundice
Physiology (a brief description)
Physiological jaundice
Signs and symptoms
Assessment and management
Pathological Ja...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
- BEREAVEMENT – DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF A BABY
- BLOOD VALUES
- BOTTLE FEEDING
- BREASTFEEDING
- CALCULATING FEED REQUIREMENTS
- CHANGING STOOLS AND NUMBER OF WET/DIRTY NAPPIES
- CONTRACEPTION
- CORD CARE
- DEVELOPMENTAL CARE
- DISCHARGE – POINTS FOR DISCUSSION
- DRUGS FOR NEONATES
- EMERGENCIES
- FLUID BALANCE
- HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN THE NEWBORN
- MODIFIED OBSTETRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (MEOWS)
- NEONATAL EXAMINATION
- NEWBORN AND INFANT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (NIPE)
- NEONATAL JAUNDICE
- NEONATAL SCREENING
- POST BIRTH CARE
- SKIN-TO-SKIN
- SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)
- SUPPORT GROUPS
- THERMOREGULATION OF THE NEWBORN
- REFERENCES