Midwifery

Although neonatal screening was begun only 20 years ago, and is consequently still in its early stages, it is already a classic example of efficient preventive pediatrics.

The first book to present the history, ideas, life and works of Chinese midwives and birth attendants, this volume seeks to encapsulate and explain the changing ideas about the practice of midwifery in China.

How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader is an indispensable guide for all nurses and midwives who wish to develop and improve their practice as leaders.

Rosalie Linner war fast 40 Jahre als Hebamme in ländlichen Gebieten tätig und hat dabei 4000 Kindern auf die Welt geholfen.

Addresses common concerns about sex and pregnancy, helping clinicians advise and reassure their patients with the latest medical evidence.

The Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health is the authoritative reference work on important, leading-edge developments in the domains of women's sexual and reproductive health.

Presenting a series of empirical studies by scholars working with approaches from ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, Medical and Healthcare Interactions studies real-life work and training encounters among medical and healthcare professionals and trainees or between professionals and patients.

The 14 chapters in Ethics at the End of Life: New Issues and Arguments, all published here for the first time, focus on recent thinking in this important area, helping initiate issues and lines of argument that have not been explored previously.

Considering its importance, the history of fetal health and mortality remains a neglected area.

Midwifery at a Glance offers an easy-to-read yet comprehensive overview of everything a midwifery student needs to know, from conception to care of the newborn.

With 32 engaging and dramatic cases and 174 colorful, insightful and innovative graphics, this book takes a fresh, creative and highly visual approach to the fundamentals of obstetric anesthesia as well as emerging knowledge and three emerging technologies: 1) pre-procedural ultrasound to facilitate neuraxial block placement, 2) point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography to guide maternal resuscitation, and 3) electrical cardiometry to trend maternal cardiac output and avoid fetal hypoxia.

Autobiography of a Disease documents, in experimental form, the experience of extended life-threatening illness in contemporary US hospitals and clinics.

Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Aetiology and Management will be the first book to focus exclusively on this extremely important and common complication of pregnancy.

This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa's most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children.

An expanded and updated new edition of Health Promotion in Midwifery, this book explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery.

Originally published in 1984 Reproductive Ritual examines fertility and re-production in pre-industrial England.

As rates of multiple births increase, birth professionals are discovering a distinct lack of resources to support parents who wish to breastfeed.

This sixth edition provides an overview of fetal and neonatal pathology through a system-based approach.

AIDS continually presents new questions for the obstetrician and gynecologist.

RAPID Midwifery The Rapids are a series of reference and revision pocket books that cover key facts in a simple and memorable way.

The examination of the human fallopian tubes was, until recently, restricted to observations on gross anatomical disposition and tubal patency.

Cultivating Mindfulness to Raise Children Who Thrive introduces an expanded view of human development and health, which begins before conception and moves through pregnancy, early childhood and adulthood.

This book had its beginning in 1967 when Shirley G.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This highly practical book is written specifically for midwives, having been developed from the best-selling "e;Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Governance Made Easy, Fourth Edition"e;.

Maternity services and choices for labour and birth are fast evolving.

"e;Children's palliative care is an evolving specialty and as such our knowledge base cannot remain static.

Werdende Eltern auf die Zeit mit dem Kind vorzubereiten, ist gängige Hebammenpraxis.

Every year in the UK over 10,000 babies die before birth or shortly afterwards.

The Routledge Handbook of Health and Media provides an extensive review and exploration of the myriad ways that health and media function as a symbiotic partnership that profoundly influences contemporary societies.

This book is the first comprehensive international overview of maternity services.

This book provides unparalleled images to assist the physician and dentist in recognizing, diagnosing and reporting child abuse and neglect.

The Physical Therapist's Guide to Women's Pelvic, Perinatal, and Reproductive Health provides physical rehabilitation throughout the lifespan for women and focuses on pelvic, pregnancy, and reproductive conditions in women.

In the four years since the publication of the second edition this book has been very well received by those for whom it was intended - candidates for primary examinations in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

This book examines every aspect of anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section.

How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader is an indispensable guide for all nurses and midwives who wish to develop and improve their practice as leaders.

This book draws on recently acquired knowledge to provide the reader with comprehensive, up-to-date information on the full range of obstetric complications that may be encountered during the third trimester of pregnancy and puerperium.

This new edition of Sarah Franklin's classic monograph on the development of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) includes two entirely new chapters reflecting on the relevance of the book's findings in the context of the past two decades and providing a 'state-of-the-art' review of the field today.

Aromatherapy is increasingly incorporated into midwifery practice, particularly in midwife-led units.

This fifth volume in the immensely popular series introduces new topics of Midwifery Practice and revisits some topics already discussed in previous volumes.

The field of human artificial reproductive technology (ART) is continually advancing and has witnessed significant changes since the inception of Louise Brown in 1978.

One new mother in twenty is diagnosed with traumatic stress after childbirth.

This conference, dedicated to the etiology and treatment of motility disor- ders in spermatozoa and male sterility, attracted some of the finest investiga- tors in the field.

Continuity of care in midwifery - the most traditional way of practising - has been overlooked for much of the last century but is re-emerging as an evidence-based model of care, one which is known to benefit women.

More than 25 years ago, when ultrasound diagnostic methods were first intro- duced into gynecology and obstetrics, few of the pioneers of these techniques sus- pected what importance sonographic diagnosis was destined to assume.

Supporting readers to perform effectively in urgent or emergency situations that can occur in a hospital, at a birth centre or at home, this fully updated fourth edition presents the necessary knowledge and skills for student and practising midwives.