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This practical guide equips midwives with the skills and knowledge necessary to support pregnant women living with obesity, from communicating meaningfully about weight through to providing evidence-based information about optimising health and making changes.Beginning with an overview of what living with obesity means for women, this book supports midwives to develop consultation skills and structure their encounters with women for maximum effect. It presents up-to-date, evidence-based information about the impact of obesity on pregnant women and their unborn babies from conception to birth and beyond. Chapters on changing health behaviours, nutrition and physical activity explore how to mitigate these risks and optimise health.Including reflective questions and case studies, this book is designed for practising and student midwives looking to develop their personalised care and communication skills.

Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care continues to set the standard for evidence-based gynecologic health care and well-being in an extensively updated fourth edition. As in prior editions, the text presents gynecologic health care using a holistic and person-centered approach. Encompassing both health promotion and management of gynecologic conditions, it provides clinicians and students with a strong foundation in gynecologic care and the knowledge necessary to apply it in clinical practice. With an emphasis on the importance of respecting the normalcy of physiology, it is an essential reference for all midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians who provide gynecologic health care.

Midwifery: The Basics provides an engaging and authentic insight into the midwife's world. It explores the role of the midwife as a clinician and professional, showing how midwives can support women both to achieve a healthy full-term pregnancy and a smooth transition to motherhood. This book begins with a discussion of the context of birth and parenthood, placing midwifery in its broader social context. Topics covered include: the midwife as an autonomous professional; becoming a midwife; pre-conceptual and antenatal care; intrapartum care; postnatal care; and the specialist midwife. Midwifery: The Basics uses the voices of mothers, fathers and midwives to illustrate the complex world of becoming, being and supporting parents. This is an essential introduction for students at undergraduate and A-Level who are approaching midwifery for the first time.

Eine frühe Schwangerenbetreuung durch eine Hebamme ist protektiv für eine unkomplizierte Schwangerschaft und physiologische Geburt. Um diese Rolle als Hebamme erfolgreich zu übernehmen, erfordert es profunde Kenntnisse über die differenzierten schwangerschaftsbedingten Veränderungen, die frühe Entwicklung des Kindes, den Einfluss von Genussmitteln und Lebensweisen sowie der subtilen Symptome von Erkrankungen der Schwangerschaft. Das Praxisbuch beleuchtet die Aufgaben der Hebamme von Beginn der Schwangerschaft bis zur Geburt und zeigt aktuelle Evidenzen sowie Handlungsempfehlungen auf.

Whether they are in developed or developing nations, all women are susceptible to dying from complications in childbirth. While some of these complications are unavoidable, many develop during pregnancy and can be prevented or, when caught in time, treated. These difficulties are often a result of inaccessibility to care, inadequate health services, poor prenatal screening, and uninformed mothers, among others, that in many cases are a direct consequence of the mother's geographical location and economic status. Innovations in Global Maternal Health: Improving Prenatal and Postnatal Care Practices explores new techniques, tools, and solutions that can be used in a global capacity to support women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, regardless of their wealth or location. Highlighting a range of topics such as maternal care models, breastfeeding, and social media and internet health forums, this publication is an ideal reference source for world health organizations, obstetricians, midwives, lactation consultants, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, directors, counselors, therapists, academicians, and researchers interested in the latest practices currently in use that can combat maternal mortality and morbidity and lead to healthier women and newborns.

Child development comprises children's cognitive, linguistic, motor, social and emotional development, communication, and self-care skills. Understanding developmental periods means that possible problems or roadblocks can be planned for or prevented. Knowledge of child development is necessary for achieving educational goals and is integral to promoting children's healthy and timely development. The Handbook of Research on Prenatal, Postnatal, and Early Childhood Development is an essential scholarly reference source that compiles critical findings on children's growth periods and characteristics as well as the principles that affect their development. Covering a wide range of topics such as at-risk children, early intervention, and support programs, this book is ideally designed for child development specialists, pediatricians, educators, program developers, administrators, psychologists, researchers, academicians, and students. Additionally, the book provides insight and support to health professionals working in various disciplines in the field of child development and health.

Drogenmissbrauch in der Schwangerschaft hat negative Folgen für die werdende Mutter und ihr ungeborenes Kind. Eine möglichst frühe und umfassende Aufklärung ist deshalb eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben, die vor allem Ärztinnen und Ärzte leisten müssen, aber auch Angehörige aller Gesundheitsberufe, die Schwangere und junge Mütter betreuen. Ziel ist dabei, Mutter und Kind vor den Folgen des Drogenkonsums zu bewahren bzw. zumindest die Risiken so weit wie möglich zu minimieren. Grundlegende pharmakologische Kenntnisse der intrauterinen Exposition mit deren Langzeitfolgen und den sich daraus ergebenden therapeutischen Maßnahmen bilden die Basis zu diesen Aufgaben.

Fear of childbirth, the increasing use of epidurals and soaring caesarean section rates are the focus of much apprehension, debate, and controversy in contemporary maternity care. Across the world, support in labour has been shown to reduce obstetric interventions and improve outcomes for women and babies, yet women often report feeling unhappy with the support they receive. This textbook provides a clear and practical guide to supporting women in labour, looking at a range of techniques and approaches that promote a safe and positive experience of birth for women and their families. Written by two highly experienced midwifery authors, this text draws on up-to-date research, identifying how evidence can be applied to everyday practice. It includes narratives from women and practitioners, including midwives, doulas, childbirth educators and students. These are used to illustrate a range of situations where the quality of support is central to the quality of the experience and outcome. Supporting Women for Labour and Birth encourages readers to reflect on their experiences and examine the evidence provided by both research and the experiences of women and practitioners in order to explore how this could be incorporated into their practice. The only book to deal directly with the practical and emotional issues associated with labour support, it is an ideal text for student midwives and an important reference for practising midwives, doulas and other childbirth practitioners.

This is a comprehensive and empowering guide to facilitating a positive pregnancy and birth experience, and ensuring lasting emotional and physical health for mother and baby. Countering increasingly medicalized attitudes towards pregnancy and birth among many healthcare providers, this research-based book discusses the benefits of a more natural approach. It reveals the often undisclosed effects on a child's long-term development of accepted medical practices, such as induction, C-section, surgical interventions and pain-relief medications. It offers advice on how these practices can be avoided, for example with techniques to encourage optimal fetal positioning, by optimising the birth environment, and through drug-free pain management methods. Ultimately, it enables practitioners to support parents in informed, confident decision-making by giving a balanced account of the complex array of options available throughout pregnancy and birth. With invaluable contributions from midwives, doulas, mothers, and doctors, and tried-and-tested advice on sleep, exercise, diet and therapies, this will a very useful reference for anyone working with women and babies. The information will also be relevant to prospective and new parents.

This protocol-based book uses algorithms to discuss preconception care, care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the link between postpartum and ongoing primary care. The need for an educated provider community to care for pregnant patients is enormous, and Medical Management of the Pregnant Patient provides a practical handbook that addresses all aspects of this topic. A brief overview of physiology, its impact on pregnancy and diagnostics, and treatment recommendations are included. Each section covers both diseases that may exist independent of pregnancy and diseases unique to pregnancy. Additionally, symptom-based complaints are incorporated into each section and cross-referenced appropriately. Internal medicine physicians, obstetricians, family practitioners and gynecologists alike will benefit from the practical clinical guidelines presented in this book.

Praise for previous editions: “An excellent resource for both student midwives and qualified staff alike.” (Alison James, Midwifery Lecturer, Plymouth University)'A lovely book with a lot of practical advice and easy to navigate. (Jayne Samples, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Huddersfield) This fully revised and updated third edition of The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook is a practical and accessible guide to midwifery care. It addresses important questions such as: Why are women being pressured into caesarean section for breech presentation when the evidence is equivocal? If a baby needs assisted ventilation breaths at birth, why not bring the ambubag to the baby and leave the cord intact so the baby can benefit from the extra maternal oxygen supply? Why is skin-to-skin contact at birth so rarely offered to preterm babies when there is evidence of benefit? This well-regarded text promotes normality and woman-centred care, using research, evidence-based guidelines and anecdotal accounts from women. It challenges practice and guidelines which are biased or based on poor evidence. Guidance is offered on how to deal with difficult, sometimes controversial, situations. The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook 3rd edition is an essential guide for both student midwives and experienced practising midwives. New to this edition: Full colour photographs including a kneeling breech birth Suturing diagrams to assist left-handed midwives. Expanded chapters on slow progress in labour and malposition/malpresentations, including a rare photograph of a face presentation birth.

Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth: A Practical Guide provides an overview of current evidence and a range of practical suggestions to promote physiologic birth within the United States healthcare system. Presenting the latest evidence available on practical approaches and minimal interventions, this book looks into clinic exam rooms and hospital labor units to investigate the possibilities for improving the pregnancy and labor experience. Contributors discuss recent research and other published information and present a range of ideas, tools, and solutions for maternity care clinicians, including midwives, nurses, physicians, and other members of the perinatal team. An invaluable resource, Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth is a must-have practical guide for those involved in all aspects of pregnancy and birth.

Praise for the 1st edition:'This book is a must have for any midwife, particularly those working in the community, clinics and in high-risk areas.... This book is an extremely useful reference tool.'(MIDIRS Midwifery Digest)'The important facts are laid out concisely, primarily focusing on management, using evidence based guidelines for best midwifery practice.'(RCGP Journal) Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Guide for Midwives, 2nd edition clearly outlines existing and pre-existing conditions which women can experience during pregnancy. This comprehensive and practical handbook identifies issues for pre-conception care, defines the condition, explores possible complications, outlines recommended treatment and emphasizes specific midwifery care. This fully revised and updated edition of Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Guide for Midwives builds on the success of the first edition by covering more subjects. It includes physiology, more illustrations and algorithms and its accessible reference-style text enables information to be quickly and easily found. Special Features A practical guide on medical disorders written specifically for midwives Jointly written by medical and midwifery experts in the field Accessible reference style format makes information easy and quick to find Emphasis on inter-professional working

Seria książek pt. „Podstawy położnictwa” to kompendium wiedzy zarówno dla studentów położnictwa jak i praktykujących położnych. W wielowymiarowy sposób ukazują one modele opieki położniczej skoncentrowanej na pacientce i jej dziecku. Ze względu na kompleksowe i pełne podejście do tematu opieki położniczej zaprezentowanej w tej serii książek uzyskały one rekomendację Naczelnej Izby Pielęgniarek i Położnych. Pierwsza książka z tej serii nosi tytuł Przed porodem. Porusza ona kwestie zapewnienia bezpiecznej i efektywnej opieki przedporodowej. Czytelnik znajdzie tutaj informacje m.in. na temat modeli opieki przedporodowej, rejestracji kobiet w ciąży, monitorowania zdrowia kobiety w czasie ciąży, a także przedporodowych badań przesiewowych dotyczących nieprawidłowości płodu, czy monitorowania dobrostanu płodu podczas rutynowej opieki przedporodowej. Pozycja ta stanowi doskonałe źródło informacji niezbędnych do zapewnienia właściwej opieki medycznej kobietom w okresie ciąży. Prezentowane w niej zagadnienia są zgodne z obowiązującymi standardami zaawansowanej praktyki położniczej oraz kształcenia ustawicznego w Polsce.

Este livro é o segundo volume da Série Enfermagem Obstétrica Essencial, com textos baseados na série popular “Midwifery Basics” do periódico The Practising Midwife, e prepara o leitor para oferecer assistência à maternidade de forma segura, baseada em evidências e centrada na mulher.Através de um modelo didático exclusivo em que o capítulo introdutório estabelece a cena, explorando o papel da enfermeira obstetra no contexto de uma orientação profissional e nacional e o modelo de quebra-cabeças encoraja o leitor a explorar a assistência obstétrica sob perspectivas distintas para a ser aplicado durante a determinação, o planejamento, a implantação e a avaliação da assistência obstétrica.A Série Enfermagem Obstétrica Essencial contém as melhores obras sobre enfermagem obstétrica e aborda, em 4 volumes, desde as técnicas básicas da Obstetrícia Assistencial ao Pré-Natal, Parto e Pós-Parto, apresentando a assistência humanizada e baseada em evidências e com inserção da Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem (SAE). As condutas e ou procedimentos de enfermagem foram cuidadosamente revisados e adaptados do original para a realidade do nosso País e são facilmente identificados ao longo do livro através de um highlight acompanhado da imagem da bandeira brasileira. Este conjunto de características faz com que a Série Enfermagem Obstétrica Essencial torne-se indispensável para quem deseja exercer melhor a profissão.

Among women's health concerns, reproductive issues, both prenatal and postpartum, hold particular prominence. Yet despite the many programs dedicated to improving women's reproductive health, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates in minority communities remain unchanged—or have increased. Confronting this alarming statistic head-on, Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive and Perinatal Outcomes is the first book systematically examining public health interventions designed toward meeting this important and elusive goal. Its contributors offer the best thinking and practice on this complicated topic, clarifying the relationship between evidence-based medicine and evidence-based public health and its potential for increasing parity, considering interventions in the multiple contexts of women's lives, reviewing the evidence base for each program or initiative featured, and describing methodologies for evaluating interventions. The resulting volume advocates for an integrative lifespan approach, including topics related to:Family planning STI and HIV/AIDS screening and treatment Smoking cessation and reducing exposure to environmental smoke Preconceptional well-woman care Depression screening and treatment Labor/delivery approaches and intrapartum care Emerging prenatal care interventions, from centering pregnancy to doula support For professionals and graduate students in psychiatry, psychology, sociology, women's health, and public health, Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive and Perinatal Outcomes reframes a set of ongoing issues and guides the reader toward state-of-the-art solutions.

To practice effectively, midwives need to continually update their knowledge of pregnancy and birth. This fully revised and updated new edition of The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook is a practical and accessible guide to providing midwifery care while promoting'women-centred'care and normality. It explores important questions such as: Why are women not encouraged to make a birth plan for elective CS? If a VBAC woman declines continuous CTG monitoring then why shouldn't she use a waterbirth pool? If shoulder dystocia is anticipated, why not encourage all-fours birth in preference to a semi-recumbent position? Why are the needs of the delivering professional so often put before the advantages of upright postures for promoting descent of a second twin? This new edition incorporates the latest research and national guidelines, and includes new chapters on twins, caesarean section, bullying, risk management and IOL. By bringing together the latest midwifery information in a woman-centred way, The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook is an essential guide for both student midwives and experienced practising midwives.

Sono descritte le tecniche di diagnosi prenatale dei difetti congeniti e delle principali patologie genetiche. Sono trattati i principali aspetti clinici, diagnostici e preventivi delle patologie gravidiche materno/fetali. Lo scopo è quello di presentare in un unico testo le molteplici problematiche (ostetriche, genetiche, internistiche e medico legali) connesse alla gravidanza, dal consulto preconcezionale al parto. Il volume contiene un CD accluso con informazioni su un migliaio di malattie genetiche di interesse prenatale.

Ein übersichtliches Kompendium mit dem notwendigen Wissen für die Ausbildung und tägliche Praxis: Mutterschaftsvorsorge, Vorbereitungskurse, risikofreie Geburt, Stillberatung, Elternschule oder Hausbesuche am Wochenbett. Neben den Grundlagen der regelrechten Geburt erläutert es Risikominimierung, Geburtsatmosphäre, Schmerzausschaltung, Gebärhaltung sowie die Geburt unter Wasser. (Angehende) Hebammen in Klinik und Praxis finden hier viele Anregungen. Eine Lehrhebamme, eine in freier Praxis tätige Hebamme, eine Hebammenlehrerin und der ärztliche Leiter einer Hebammenschule geben ihr Wissen weiter, das sie über viele Jahre erworben haben.

The Nutrition and Health™ series of books has, an overriding mission to provide health professionals with texts that are considered essential because each includes: (1) a synthesis of the state of the science; (2) timely, in-depth reviews by the leading resear- ers in their respective fields; (3) extensive, up-to-date, fully annotated reference lists; (4) a detailed index; (5) relevant tables and figures; (6) identification of paradigm shifts and the consequences; (7) virtually no overlap of information between chapters, but targeted, inter-chapter referrals; (8) suggestions of areas for future research; and (9) balanced, data-driven answers to patient–health professionals'questions, which are based on the totality of evidence rather than the findings of any single study. The series volumes are not the outcome of a symposium. Rather, each editor has the potential to examine a chosen area with a broad perspective, both in subject matter as well as in the choice of chapter authors. The international perspective, especially with regard to public health initiatives, is emphasized where appropriate. The editors, whose trainings are both research and practice oriented, have the opportunity to develop a primary objective for their book, define the scope and focus, and then invite the leading authorities from around the world to be part of their initiative. The authors are encouraged to provide an overview of the field, discuss their own research, and relate the research findings to potential human health consequences.

Praxisorientiertes Handbuch, welches die gängigen Diagnose- und Therapieschritte in der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe auf dem Hintergrund der evidenzbasierten Medizin darstellt. Die Herausgeber verfügen als Chefärzte gynäkologisch-geburtshilflicher Abteilungen über große Erfahrung darin diagnostische und therapeutische Standards mit dem steigenden Kostenbewusstsein in Einklang zu bringen und althergebrachte Verfahren zu hinterfragen. Das ganze Krankheitsspektrum der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe ist berücksichtigt. Mit einem Geleitwort von Detlev Ganten.

The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically•. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic'bookshelf', so that you can search across your entire library of Midwifery eBooks. •Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. The technologies that underpin antenatal investigations are changing rapidly and it is essential that midwives and all health professionals involved in antenatal care are informed about current research and have the skills needed to understand the tests they instigate. Midwife's Guide to Antenatal Investigations explores a comprehensive range of investigations used in pregnancy. It links routine antenatal care with specialist investigations, describing when follow up is required and how to interpret results. The book is written in a clear, accessible style and explains all terminology as well as discussing the relevant technological developments. The book is an ideal source of reference in clinical situations and is designed to enable the midwife to make evidence-based decisions.Antenatal testing can reveal problems or abnormalities with the fetus and the midwife then faces the difficult task of giving this news to the parents. The authors have provided guidance on how to approach discussions on particularly sensitive issues and advise on how a midwife can provide non-intrusive support when parents receive bad news. A chapter written by the charity Antenatal Results and Choices gives an account of parents'experiences when an abnormality was diagnosed in their baby. This gives direct insight into the parents'feelings and helps the midwife to understand how best to provide the sensitive care needed in such cases.The fundamental principles underlying genetic and chromosomal testing are explored and the authors consider the historical and cultural aspects of antenatal investigations as well as looking forward to the potential impact of these technologies on the future role of the midwife.This book is an essential resource for all health professionals involved in delivering antenatal care to women and their families.