The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions: Pregnancy and Childbirth - Softcover

Wylie BA MN RGN RM RMT, Linda; Bryce BSc RN RM ADM MTD, Helen G H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702055700 ISBN 13: 9780702055706

Verlag: Churchill Livingstone, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The new edition of this popular paperback continues to offer student midwives with a wealth of information about the key medical conditions seen during pregnancy and childbirth. Each disorder – which has been selected because of its commonality or potential seriousness to health – is accompanied by a clear description of the associated anatomy and physiology thereby affording the reader with a clear understanding of the presenting complaint.

Containing almost 60 carefully reproduced line diagrams and an abundance of tables and ‘pull out’ boxes, this friendly, accessible volume explores the epidemiology of each disease, and its impact on maternal and child health. Relevant physiological changes in pregnancy are also provided, together with a clear discussion of associated pathophysiology. Throughout the book, prenatal, intra-partum and postnatal management advice is given, with particular emphasis given to the care of the acutely ill patient and medical emergencies.

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 will 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

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Churchill Livingstone
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0702055700
• ISBN 13: 9780702055706
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 280
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE; b.criscuolo@lswr.it ; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italien