| Description |
xiii, 525 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
1. What do we mean by 'effective care'? -- 2. Evaluating care in pregnancy and childbirth -- 3. Support for pregnant women -- 4. Antenatal education -- 5. Lifestyle in pregnancy -- 6. Dietary modification in pregnancy -- 7. Risk scoring -- 8. Imaging ultrasound in pregnancy -- 9. Screening for congenital anomalies -- 10. Screening for pre-eclampsia -- 11. Gestational diabetes -- 12. Assessment of fetal growth, size, and well-being -- 13. Unpleasant symptoms in pregnancy -- 14. Miscarriage -- 15. Hypertension in pregnancy -- 16. Fetal compromise -- 17. Multiple pregnancy -- 18. Rhesus isoimmunization -- 19. Infection in pregnancy -- 20. Diabetes in pregnancy -- 21. Bleeding in the latter half of pregnancy -- 22. Suspected fetopelvic disproportion and abnormal lie -- 23. Prelabor rupture of the membranes -- 24. Preterm labor -- 25. Promoting pulmonary maturity -- 26. Post-term pregnancy -- 27. Fetal death -- 28. Social and professional support in childbirth -- 29. Hospital practices -- 30. Care of the fetus during labor -- 31. Monitoring the progress of labor -- 32. The second stage of labor -- 33. The third stage of labor -- 34. Control of pain in labor -- 35. Prolonged labor -- 36. Repair of perineal trauma -- 37. Preterm birth -- 38. Labor and birth after previous cesarean section -- 39. Preparing for induction of labor -- 40. Methods of inducing labor -- 41. Instrumental vaginal delivery -- 42. Cesarean section -- 43. Prophylactic antibiotics with cesarean section -- 44. Immediate care of the newborn infant -- 45. Mother and baby -- 46. Breastfeeding -- 47. Perineal pain and discomfort -- 48. Breast symptoms in women who are not breastfeeding -- 49. Loss and grief in the perinatal period -- 50. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth: a synopsis.Á |
| Summary |
Based on systematic reviews of the research literature, it summarizes the most authoritative evidence available on the effects of care practices carried out during pregnancy, childbirth and after the baby is born |
| Analysis |
Antenatal Care |
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Childbirth |
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Labor |
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Pregnancy |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web |
| Subject |
Labor (Obstetrics)
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Obstetrics.
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Prenatal care.
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Prenatal Care.
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Labor, Obstetric.
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Labor
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| Author |
Keirse, Marc J. N. C.
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Neilson, James.
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| LC no. |
00021832 |
| ISBN |
019263173X |
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