Nursing and Midwifery: Student's Clinical Midwifery Survival Guide, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (April 19, 2012) © 2012

  • Trudy Dwyer Central Queensland University
  • Meredith Lovegrove Central Queensland University
  • Judith Applegarth Central Queensland University
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The Nursing and Midwifery Student's Clinical Midwifery Survival Guide is a small pocket-sized guide providing quick reference to useful information needed for the care of low risk midwifery clients. It has been written specifically for nursing students and beginning practice midwives.

  • Menstrual cycle - key points to remember
  • Fertility assessment
  • Signs of pregnancy
  • Components of an antenatal history
  • Assessing for depression: pre & post natal
  • Antenatal risk questionnaire
  • Changes in pregnancy
  • Topics for antenatal education
  • Anxiety during pregnancy
  • Calculation of expected date of birth (edb)
  • Antenatal physical assessment
  • Critical factors in labour
  • Signs and symptoms of impending labour
  • Stages of labour
  • Mechanisms of normal labour
  • Cardiotocographs
  • Key points in the management of normal labour
  • Preterm labour
  • Imminent breech birth
  • Obstetrics emergencies
  • Postpartum period
  • Assessment of the newborn
  • Establishing breast feeding
  • Care of mother and newborn
  • Handy measurements
  • Common abbreviations
  • Useful websites

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