The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions: Pregnancy and Childbirth - Couverture souple

Wylie BA MN RGN RM RMT, Linda; Anderson BSc (Hons) PGCE MA Ed. BSc (Hons) RM MSc, Alison

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0443279780 ISBN 13 : 9780443279782

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2026

Synopsis

Designed to help midwives optimally manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions, 3rd Edition, provides up-to-date guidance on how to recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to another member of the healthcare team. Using an accessible writing style and clear illustrations throughout, this highly regarded text is edited and written by well-known authorities in the field to ensure that information is relevant to midwives in training or practice.

• Reviews the underlying anatomy and physiology for relevant body systems, and explains the normal physiological changes that occur during pregnancy
• Summarises the relative risk of each specific disorder in the context of overall maternal mortality
• Explains the pathophysiology of a given condition, with an emphasis on its impact on pregnancy
• Covers key topics such as personalised care, common medications used in pregnancy, and conditions such as pre-eclampsia and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)
• Includes new content on COVID-19 in pregnancy and childbirth
• Explores the relevant management of the neonate and the likely impact of the medical disorder on future pregnancies
• Reflects current protocols and procedures throughout, including conditions highlighted in the most recent Ockendon and MBRRACE reports, recent changes in NHS policy, and the most updated references
• Places particular emphasis on the management of critical illness and medical emergencies, covering risk management and the use of pathways of care, management of obesity, sepsis and infectious diseases, and other pre-existing chronic disorders
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0443279780
• ISBN 13: 9780443279782
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie