MaternalandNewbornCareEdition: 1stEditionPublicationdate: 2004Author/Editors: deKock,JvanderWalt,CJones,CMISBN: 9780702164026Format: SoftCoverNumberofPages: 704Retailprice: R592.00(incl.VAT,excl.delivery.)WebsiteLink: juta.co.za/pdf/22788/

AboutthisPublication:

Maternalandnewborncareformsanintegralcomponentofprimaryhealthcarewheremidwivesareatthefrontlineofhealthservicedelivery.However,theyarepartofawiderteam.Thisbookwillhelptoensurethatmidwivesandotherhealthcareprofessionalsshareaconsistentandinformedapproachtomaternalandnewborncare.ThecompletespectrumoftheoreticalandpracticalissuesinhealthpromotionandpreventionofillnessrelevanttoSouthAfricanandotherdevelopingcountriesiscovered.Notonlythehealthybutalsothehigh-riskmotherandneonateareincluded.

Maternal&NewbornCoretakesanevidence-basedpracticeapproachandcoverstheentiremidwiferycurriculumforthe4-yearnursingcourse.Usingaccessiblelanguage,alltheoreticalandpracticalissuesrelatingtomaternalandnewborncarearecovered.Writtenbyateamoftopmidwives,thisisatrulyAfricanbook,relevanttoSouthAfricaandotherdevelopingcountries.Boththehealthyandhigh-riskmotherandneonatesareincluded.

KeyFeaturesEvidence-basedandreflectivepracticeEasyaccesstoinformationPromotesself-evaluationCasestudies

ContentsInclude:

•Midwiferyconcepts•Introductiontomidwiferyandneonatalnursing•Socioculturalaspectsofmaternitycare•Qualityinmidwifery•Maternalandinfanthealthprofiles•Anatomyandphysiologyofreproduction•Femalereproduction•Conceptionandfetaldevelopment•Theplacentaandamnioticfluid•Pregnancycare•Healthyadaptationtopregnancy•Antenatalassessmentandcare•Fetalhealth,growthandwellbeing•Preparationforpregnancy,childbirthandparenthood•Labourandbirth•Thebirthprocess•Firststageoflabour•Secondandthirdstageoflabour•Painanddiscomfort•Careofthenewbornbabyatbirth•Postnatalcare•Postnatalassessmentandcare•Highriskpregnancy,labourandpuerperium•Assessmentandriskscreening•Infections•Hypertensiveconditions•Haemorrhageinpregnancy•Medicalandsurgicalconditionsduringtheperinatalperiod•Womenandfamilieswithspecialneedsinpregnancy•Thecompromisedfetus•Multiplepregnancy•Complicatedlabourandbirth•Operativeobstetricsandtheroleofthemidwife•Perinatalloss:counsellingandsupport•Newborncare•Routinecareofthehealthynewborn•Nutrition•Babywithspecialneeds

OfInterestandBenefitto:

•Midwivesandadvancedmidwives•Allhealthcareprofessionalsinvolvedinmaternalandnewborncare•Holistichealthcare•Riskmanagement