A Comprehensive Textbook of Midwifery and Gynecological Nursing

DescriptionThe 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 FeaturesA comprehensive and syllabus-oriented textbookPresents accurate and clinically relevant information on the subjectA student favourite textbook with easy-to-follow approachPresents contents in a nursing process approach to help nursing students provide total care to maternal, neonatal and gynaecology clientsProvides up-to-date coverage of theoretic information with evidence-based data for patient careIncludes care-plan formats that can be used to plan, implement and evaluate individualized nursing careCovers the subject matter in 12 sections divided into 72 chapters with an exhaustive Appendix, Annexures and Glossary at the end of the bookIncludes study questions at the end of most chapters.Target AudienceThis 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 ContentsSECTION I: MIDWIFERYHistorical ReviewDevelopment of Maternity Services and Current TrendsMidwife: Definition of the Term, Roles and ResponsibilitiesNursing Process in Maternal-Newborn Care Five Phases of Nursing ProcessSECTION II: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMFemale Pelvis and Generative OrgansHormonal CyclesMale Reproductive SystemSECTION III: EMBRYOLOGY AND FETOLOGYFertilization, Implantation and Development of the Fertilized OvumDevelopment of the Placenta and FetusFetal Organs and CirculationFetal SkullSECTION IV: NORMAL PREGNANCYPhysiological Changes Due to PregnancyDiagnosis of PregnancyMinor Disorders in PregnancyAntenatal CareSpecialized Investigations and Fetal Evaluation in the Antenatal PeriodSECTION V: NORMAL LABORPhysiology of the First Stage of LaborManagement of the First Stage of LaborPhysiology of the Second Stage of LaborManagement of the Second Stage of LaborPhysiology and Management of the Third Stage of LaborManagement of the Fourth Stage of LaborSECTION VI: NORMAL PUERPERIUMPhysiology and Management of the Normal PuerperiumFamily PlanningSECTION VII: ABNORMALITIES OF PREGNANCY, LABOR AND PUERPERIUMAbnormalities of Early PregnancySexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract InfectionsDisorders of Pregnancy Antepartum HemorrhageHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Classification of Hypertension in PregnancyMedical Disorders Associated with PregnancyMultiple PregnancyPreterm Labor, Premature Rupture of Membranes and Intrauterine Fetal DeathPost-term Pregnancy, Induction of Labor, Prolonged Labor and Disorders of Uterine ActionMalpositions and MalpresentationsObstetric OperationsObstetric EmergenciesComplications of Third Stage of LaborInjuries to the Birth CanalComplications of PuerperiumSECTION VIII: NORMAL NEONATEBaby at BirthPhysiology, Screening, Daily Care and Observation of the NewbornInfant FeedingLow Birth Weight, Preterm and Intrauterine Growth Retarded BabiesSECTION IX: ILL BABYRecognizing the Ill BabyRespiratory Problems of the NewbornBirth Trauma, Hemorrhage and ConvulsionsCongenital Abnormalities, Genetic Screening and Genetic CounselingJaundice and Infections in the NewbornMetabolic and Endocrine Disorders in the NewbornSECTION X: COMMUNITY MIDWIFERYPreventive Obstetrics and Domiciliary Care in Maternity NursingPrimary Health Care and Maternal/Child Health Services in IndiaSECTION XI: SPECIAL TOPICSPain Relief and Comfort in LaborChildbirth Education and PreparationSpecial Exercises for Pregnancy, Labor and PuerperiumDrugs Used in ObstetricsVital Statistics in ObstetricsPerinatal Loss and GriefRadiology and Ultrasonics in ObstetricsLegal and Ethical Aspects of MidwiferyNational Population Policy and Family Welfare ProgramsObstetric and Gynecological InstrumentsSECTION XII: GYNECOLOGICAL NURSINGMenstrual Cycle Disorders and Abnormal BleedingDisplacement of UterusInfectious Conditions of Pelvic OrgansBenign Pelvic ConditionsGynecological Examinations and Diagnostic ProceduresCongenital Malformations of Female Genital OrgansGenital FistulaePerioperative Care of Gynecological PatientInfertility and its ManagementGenital MalignanciesSpecial Gynecological ConditionsBibliographyAppendixGlossaryIndex