Well illustrated with over 170 entries, together with a helpful array of figures, tables and pull-out boxes, this helpful guide includes a wealth of information arranged in a useful A-Z format. Published in conjunction with The Practising Midwife, this publication will be ideal for all midwives – whether qualified or in training – and all other health care professionals working in the maternity environment.
Key Features
- Helpful single entry style enables rapid access to essential information
- Clear illustration programme aids understanding of anatomical structures and difficult concepts
- Contains useful Further Reading boxes to direct additional study
- Over 170 entries provide key coverage of a variety of topics ranging from antenatal screening and clinical procedures, including foetal monitoring, to pain relief, the management of psychiatric disorders, medical emergencies and public health
A
ABO incompatibility
AIDS
Alcohol consumption
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylactic syndrome of pregnancy
Anaemia
Antenatal Care
Antenatal Examination
Antenatal Screening
Antepartum Haemorrhage
Anticoagulation Therapy
Anxiety
Apgar Score
Arrhythmias, cardiac
B
Bandl’s Ring
Bishop’s Score
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Booking Interview
Bradycardia
Breastfeeding
Breastmilk
Breech Presentation
Burns Marshall Method
C
Caesarean Section
Cardiac disease in pregnancy
Cardiotocography (CTG)
Chorioamnionitis
Coombs’ Test
Conjoined twins
Constipation
D
Depression
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Domestic Abuse
Dystocia
E
Eclampsia
Epidural
Entonox
Episiotomy
Ectopic pregnancy
Erythema Toxicum
External Cephalic Version (ECV)
F
Female Genital Mutilation
Ferguson Reflex
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Fetal Blood Sampling (FBS)
Fontanelles
Forceps delivery
Fundal Height
G
German Measles
Gestational Diabetes
Group B Streptococcus
H
Haemolytic disease of the newborn
Haemorrhage
Healthcare associated infections
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
Heart disease
HELLP Syndrome
Hepatitis
Herpes
HIV
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperglycaemia
Hyperthermia
Hypoglycaemia
Hypothermia
Hypoxia
I
Induction of Labour
Initial antenatal assessment
Infertility
Influenza/Influenza vaccination
Instrumental Delivery - See Operative vaginal delivery; Forceps; Ventouse method
Intrauterine Death
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
J
Jaundice
K
Karyotyping
Kernicterus (bilirubin toxicity)
Ketoacidosis
Ketonuria
Kidney disease
Kleihauer Test
Klinefelter syndrome
L
Laboratory results
Labour
Lactation
Løvset manoeuvre
M
Mastitis
Mauriceau-Smellie-Veit manoeuvre
McRoberts manoeuvre
Meconium
Membrane rupture
Multiple pregnancy
N
Nausea
Needlestick/Sharps Injury
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
Neonatal infections
Neonatal specialist care
Neonatal screening
Neural tube defects
Neural tube defect screening
Nosocomial infections
Nuchal translucency
Nipples, anatomical variation
Nipples, sore
O
Obesity
Obstetric Cholestasis
Obstructed labour
Occipitoposterior positions
Oedema
Oligohydramnios
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Operative vaginal delivery
Opiate drugs
Oxytocin
P
Pain
Pain in labour
Pain control
Pelvic floor
Perinatal mental health
Perineum
Phototherapy
Placenta
Placenta praevia
Postnatal Care
Postnatal depression
Postpartum haemorrhage
Pre-eclampsia
Prematurity/Preterm birth
Prostaglandins
Puerperal psychosis
Pyrexia
Q
Quadruplets
Quickening
R
Resuscitation of the newborn
Rhesus D incompatibility
Rubella
Rubin’s manoeuvre
S
Sepsis
Sexually transmitted infections
Shock
Shoulder Dystocia
Stillbirth
Symphysiotomy
T
Tachycardia
TENS
Toxoplasmosis
Twins
U
Umbilical Cord
Urinary tract infections in newborns
Uterus
Uterus, Acute inversion
V
Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Examination
Vaginal seeding
Valsalva manoeuvre
Varicella zoster
Ventouse method see Operative Delivery
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB)
W
Waterbirth
Weight gain in pregnancy
Wharton’s jelly
Woods’ manoeuvre
Z
Zavanelli manoeuvre
Zika virus
Baston and Hall, Essentials of Midwifery Series, 200pp, Elsevier, 2017-2018, £10.99
Volume 1: Basics 2e, ISBN 9780702070976
Volume 2: Antenatal 2e, ISBN 9780702070983
Volume 3: Labour 2e, ISBN 9780702070990
Volume 4: Postnatal 2e, ISBN 9780702071003
Volume 5: Infant Feeding 1e, ISBN
Volume 6: Obstetric Emergencies and Complications 1e, ISBN 9780702071027
Volume 7: Public Health 1e, ISBN 9780702071034
Volume 8: Medical Conditions 1e, ISBN 9780702071041
Midwives – whether qualified or in training
This is well referenced book by my students. They find it accessible and easy to navigate