The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book
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The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book

The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book

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The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions - E-Book

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About This Book

The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions is designed to help practitioners manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications, and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to another member of the healthcare team. The volume is ideal for all midwives, whether qualified or in training.

  • Written by well-known authorities in the field to ensure that the information is perfectly tailored to the midwifery student
  • Accessible writing style and clear artwork program helps make learning easy
  • Recaps on the underlying anatomy and physiology for the relevant body system
  • Explains the normal physiological changes that occur during pregnancy
  • Summarises the relative risk of the specific disorder in the context of overall maternal mortality
  • Explains the pathophysiology of a given condition, with emphasis on its impact on pregnancy
  • Explores the relevant management the neonate and the likely impact of the medical disorder on future pregnancies
  • Places particular emphasis on the management of critical illness and medical emergencies
  • Risk management and the use of pathways of care
  • Management of obesity
  • Sepsis and infectious diseases
  • Additional pre-existing chronic disorders

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Year
2016
ISBN
9780702055799
Edition
2
Subtopic
Nursing

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Chapter 1: The midwife’s role
  8. Chapter 2: Hypertensive conditions
  9. Chapter 3: Cardiac conditions
  10. Chapter 4: Thromboembolic conditions
  11. Chapter 5: Haematological conditions
  12. Chapter 6: Respiratory conditions
  13. Chapter 7: Renal conditions
  14. Chapter 8: Epilepsy and other neurological conditions
  15. Chapter 9: Endocrine disorders
  16. Chapter 10: Eating disorders
  17. Chapter 11: The gastrointestinal system
  18. Chapter 12: Sepsis and infections in pregnancy and childbirth
  19. Chapter 13: Other medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth
  20. Index