Title Preterm labor : prevention and nursing management : continuing education for registered nurses and certified nurse-midwives / Margaret Comerford Freda, Ellen Tate Patterson ; editor, Rita Reis Wieczorek ; consulting editor, Kathleen Rice Simpson

Edition Third edition Published White Plains, NY : Education & Health Promotion, March of Dimes, [2004] ©2004

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	618.397 Fre/Plp 2004		AVAILABLE

Description 104 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm Series March of Dimes nursing modules March of Dimes nursing modules. Contents Increasing rates of preterm birth -- Factors associated with increasing rates -- Racial/ethnic disparities -- Socioeconomic risks -- Overlap of preterm birth and low birthweight -- Impact of preterm birth on infant mortality -- Health consequences for preterm infants -- Effects on families -- Economic consequences -- Historical background -- Pioneering efforts to reduce preterm birth -- Home uterine activity monitoring -- Pathophysiology of preterm labor and birth -- Preterm birth prevention -- Risk factors -- Risk assessment -- Biochemical markers -- Cervical length -- Intervention -- Infection -- Risk reduction -- Smoking -- Nutrition -- Use of illegal substances -- Stress -- Domestic violence -- Preterm labor -- Early recognition of signs and symptoms -- Diagnostic criteria -- Preterm labor patient education -- Education for all pregnant women -- Education for pregnant women at high risk for preterm birth -- Management of preterm labor -- Antenatal glucocorticoids -- Suppression of uterine activity -- Betamimetics -- Magnesium sulfate -- Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors -- Calcium channel blockers -- Long-term care for preterm labor -- Managing activity restriction -- Managing long-term hospitalization -- Home management as a family effort -- Managing medications -- Managing contractions -- Inevitable preterm delivery -- Nursing research's contributions to understanding preterm birth -- The March of Dimes prematurity campaign Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-79) Subject Premature labor -- Prevention -- Programmed instruction. Maternity nursing -- Programmed instruction. Obstetric Labor, Premature -- prevention & control. Obstetric Labor Complications -- nursing. Genre/Form Programmed Instruction. Programmed instructional materials. Author Patterson, Ellen Tate. Wieczorek, Rita Reis. LC no. 2003012997 ISBN 0865250987

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