Myles Survival Guide to Midwifery

CHRISTINE CATLING MSc (Mid), PhD Lecturer in Midwifery Course Coordinator, Master of Midwifery Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney

• SECTION 1 ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION1. The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs2. The Female Urinary Tract3. Hormonal Cycles4. The Placenta5. The FetusSECTION 2 PREGNANCY6. Preparing for Pregnancy7. Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy8. Common Disorders of and Exercises for Pregnancy9. Antenatal Care10. Specialised Fetal Investigations11. Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy12. Problems of Pregnancy13. Common Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy14. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy15. Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnancy16. Multiple PregnancySECTION 3 LABOUR17. The First Stage of Labour18. The Second Stage of Labour19. The Third Stage of Labour20. Prolonged Pregnancy and Disorders of Uterine Action21. Malpositions of the Occiput and Malpresentations22. Operative Births23. Midwifery and Obstetric EmergenciesSECTION 4 PUERPERIUM24. Physiology and Care in the Puerperium25. Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium26. Perinatal Mental HealthSECTION 5 THE NEWBORN BABY27. The Baby at Birth and Neonatal Resuscitation28 .The Normal Baby29. Infant Feeding30. The Healthy Low-Birth-Weight Baby31. Recognising the Ill Baby32. Respiratory Problems33. Trauma During Birth, Haemorrhage and Convulsions34. Congenital Malformations35. Jaundice and Infection36. Metabolic Disturbances, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal37. Complementary Therapies and Maternity CareAppendix1. Drugs (Medicines)2. An Aid to Calculations Used in Midwifery Practice3. Normal Values in Pregnancy4. Glossary of Selected Terms