A Comprehensive Textbook of Midwifery and Gynecological Nursing

Description

The partograph portion is replaced with the revised WHO notes and graph. ‘Client education’ boxes and ‘Nursing tips’ boxes have been inserted in several relevant chapters. The chapter on Legal and Ethical aspects of nursing is revised and replaced. ‘Quality assurance and auditing in maternity nursing’, and ‘Adoption’ are new chapters included.

Key Features

• A comprehensive and syllabus-oriented textbook
• Presents accurate and clinically relevant information on the subject
• A student favourite textbook with easy-to-follow approach
• Presents contents in a nursing process approach to help nursing students provide total care to maternal, neonatal and gynaecology clients
• Provides up-to-date coverage of theoretic information with evidence-based data for patient care
• Includes care-plan formats that can be used to plan, implement and evaluate individualized nursing care
• Covers the subject matter in 12 sections divided into 72 chapters with an exhaustive Appendix, Annexures and Glossary at the end of the book
• Includes study questions at the end of most chapters.

Target Audience

This book will help students, teachers and practicing nurses in providing a quality care to mothers and newborns as well as periodically evaluate the quality of service in particular settings.

Table of Contents

1. SECTION I: MIDWIFERY
   1. Historical Review
   2. Development of Maternity Services and Current Trends
   3. Midwife: Definition of the Term, Roles and Responsibilities
   4. Nursing Process in Maternal-Newborn Care Five Phases of Nursing Process
2. SECTION II: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
   1. Female Pelvis and Generative Organs
   2. Hormonal Cycles
   3. Male Reproductive System
3. SECTION III: EMBRYOLOGY AND FETOLOGY
   1. Fertilization, Implantation and Development of the Fertilized Ovum
   2. Development of the Placenta and Fetus
   3. Fetal Organs and Circulation
   4. Fetal Skull
4. SECTION IV: NORMAL PREGNANCY
   1. Physiological Changes Due to Pregnancy
   2. Diagnosis of Pregnancy
   3. Minor Disorders in Pregnancy
   4. Antenatal Care
   5. Specialized Investigations and Fetal Evaluation in the Antenatal Period
5. SECTION V: NORMAL LABOR
   1. Physiology of the First Stage of Labor
   2. Management of the First Stage of Labor
   3. Physiology of the Second Stage of Labor
   4. Management of the Second Stage of Labor
   5. Physiology and Management of the Third Stage of Labor
   6. Management of the Fourth Stage of Labor
6. SECTION VI: NORMAL PUERPERIUM
   1. Physiology and Management of the Normal Puerperium
   2. Family Planning
7. SECTION VII: ABNORMALITIES OF PREGNANCY, LABOR AND PUERPERIUM
   1. Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy
   2. Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections
   3. Disorders of Pregnancy Antepartum Hemorrhage
   4. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Classification of Hypertension in Pregnancy
   5. Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy
   6. Multiple Pregnancy
   7. Preterm Labor, Premature Rupture of Membranes and Intrauterine Fetal Death
   8. Post-term Pregnancy, Induction of Labor, Prolonged Labor and Disorders of Uterine Action
   9. Malpositions and Malpresentations
   10. Obstetric Operations
   11. Obstetric Emergencies
   12. Complications of Third Stage of Labor
   13. Injuries to the Birth Canal
   14. Complications of Puerperium
8. SECTION VIII: NORMAL NEONATE
   1. Baby at Birth
   2. Physiology, Screening, Daily Care and Observation of the Newborn
   3. Infant Feeding
   4. Low Birth Weight, Preterm and Intrauterine Growth Retarded Babies
9. SECTION IX: ILL BABY
   1. Recognizing the Ill Baby
   2. Respiratory Problems of the Newborn
   3. Birth Trauma, Hemorrhage and Convulsions
   4. Congenital Abnormalities, Genetic Screening and Genetic Counseling
   5. Jaundice and Infections in the Newborn
   6. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders in the Newborn
10. SECTION X: COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY
    1. Preventive Obstetrics and Domiciliary Care in Maternity Nursing
    2. Primary Health Care and Maternal/Child Health Services in India
11. SECTION XI: SPECIAL TOPICS
    1. Pain Relief and Comfort in Labor
    2. Childbirth Education and Preparation
    3. Special Exercises for Pregnancy, Labor and Puerperium
    4. Drugs Used in Obstetrics
    5. Vital Statistics in Obstetrics
    6. Perinatal Loss and Grief
    7. Radiology and Ultrasonics in Obstetrics
    8. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Midwifery
    9. National Population Policy and Family Welfare Programs
    10. Obstetric and Gynecological Instruments
12. SECTION XII: GYNECOLOGICAL NURSING
    1. Menstrual Cycle Disorders and Abnormal Bleeding
    2. Displacement of Uterus
    3. Infectious Conditions of Pelvic Organs
    4. Benign Pelvic Conditions
    5. Gynecological Examinations and Diagnostic Procedures
    6. Congenital Malformations of Female Genital Organs
    7. Genital Fistulae
    8. Perioperative Care of Gynecological Patient
    9. Infertility and its Management
    10. Genital Malignancies
    11. Special Gynecological Conditions
13. Bibliography
14. Appendix
15. Glossary
16. Index