Labour Midwifery Skills
eBook - ePub

Labour Midwifery Skills

Survival Guide

  1. 68 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Labour Midwifery Skills

Survival Guide

About this book

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 during labour. Used as a platform for wider reading, this text is an ideal reference point for any student or professional involved with the care of childbearing women.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9780429754562
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Health Care Delivery
Contents
  1. LIST OF FIGURES
  2. LIST OF TABLES
  3. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  4. ANATOMY
    1. Pelvic floor
    2. Pelvis (gynaecoid)
      1. Bones
      2. Joints
      3. Ligaments
      4. The landmarks of the brim
    3. Placenta and membranes
  5. APGAR SCORES
  6. BIRTH ENVIRONMENT – PROMOTING NORMALITY
  7. BLOOD VALUES
    1. Electrolytes
    2. Blood gases
    3. Thyroid function tests
    4. Haematology
  8. CAESAREAN SECTION (LSCS)
    1. Preparation
  9. CATHETERISATION
    1. Procedure
    2. Alert
    3. Follow-up care after insertion of catheter
    4. Removal
    5. Follow-up care after removal
  10. CORD BLOODS
  11. CORD CLAMPING
  12. CTG INTERPRETATION
  13. DIABETIC WOMEN IN LABOUR
    1. After birth
  14. EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION (ECV)
    1. Procedure
  15. EMERGENCIES
    1. Shoulder dystocia
    2. Post-partum haemorrhage
    3. Neonatal resuscitation
    4. Breech
    5. Cord prolapse
    6. Bladder filling
  16. EMERGENCY BIRTH
  17. EPIDURALS
    1. Advantages of an epidural
    2. Disadvantages of an epidural
    3. Procedure
      1. Epidural equipment
    4. Care of a woman with an epidural in situ
  18. EPISIOTOMY
    1. Procedure
  19. EXAMINATION OF THE PLACENTA
  20. FETAL BLOOD SAMPLING
    1. Equipment
    2. Procedure
  21. HOME BIRTH PREPARATION
  22. INITIAL BABY CHECK
  23. INSTRUMENTAL BIRTH
    1. Preparation
  24. MECHANISM OF NORMAL LABOUR (LOA)
  25. MONITORING MATERNAL AND FETAL WELL-BEING IN LABOUR
    1. Additional care may include:
  26. OBESITY AND LABOUR
  27. PAIN RELIEF
    1. Non-pharmacological
    2. Pharmacological
  28. PERINEAL REPAIR
    1. Degrees of perineal trauma
    2. Process
  29. POSITIONS FOR LABOUR AND BIRTH
    1. Positions for first stage of labour
  30. RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
    1. Neonatal bag and mask
  31. SBAR HANDOVER
  32. SIGNS OF TRANSITION
  33. STAGES AND PHASES OF LABOUR
  34. THIRD-STAGE MANAGEMENT
    1. Physiological/expectant
    2. Active
  35. VAGINAL EXAMINATION
    1. Documenting a vaginal examination
  36. VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CAESAREAN (VBAC)
    1. Signs of rupture
  37. WATERBIRTH
  38. REFERENCES
While effort has been made to ensure that the content of this guide is accurate, no responsibility will be taken for inaccuracies, omissions or errors. This is a guide only. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment and adhering to organisation policy of the matters discussed therein. The author does not accept liability to any person for the information obtained from this publication or loss or damages incurred as a result of reliance upon the material contained in this guide.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. LIST OF FIGURES
  6. LIST OF TABLES
  7. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  8. ANATOMY
  9. APGAR SCORES
  10. BIRTH ENVIRONMENT – PROMOTING NORMALITY
  11. BLOOD VALUES
  12. CAESAREAN SECTION (LSCS)
  13. CATHETERISATION
  14. CORD BLOODS
  15. CORD CLAMPING
  16. CTG INTERPRETATION
  17. DIABETIC WOMEN IN LABOUR
  18. EXTERNAL CEPHALIC VERSION (ECV)
  19. EMERGENCIES
  20. EMERGENCY BIRTH
  21. EPIDURALS
  22. EPISIOTOMY
  23. EXAMINATION OF THE PLACENTA
  24. FETAL BLOOD SAMPLING
  25. HOME BIRTH PREPARATION
  26. INITIAL BABY CHECK
  27. INSTRUMENTAL BIRTH
  28. MECHANISM OF NORMAL LABOUR (LOA)
  29. MONITORING MATERNAL AND FETAL WELL-BEING IN LABOUR
  30. OBESITY AND LABOUR
  31. PAIN RELIEF
  32. PERINEAL REPAIR
  33. POSITIONS FOR LABOUR AND BIRTH
  34. RESUSCITATION EQUIPMENT
  35. SBAR HANDOVER
  36. SIGNS OF TRANSITION
  37. STAGES AND PHASES OF LABOUR
  38. THIRD-STAGE MANAGEMENT
  39. VAGINAL EXAMINATION
  40. VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CAESAREAN (VBAC)
  41. WATERBIRTH
  42. REFERENCES