The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
Published on 13. October 2009
Book
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188 pages
978-0-7020-4185-3 (ISBN)
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Description
This package provides you with the book plus the eBook - giving you the printed book, plus access to the complete book content electronically. 'Evolve eBooks' allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other 'Evolve eBooks' titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic 'bookshelf', so that you can search across your entire library of Midwifery eBooks. The only book of its kind, this essential reference offers quick access to information on the effects medical conditions can have on pregnancy and childbirth. Coverage includes a brief overview of normal anatomy and physiology with concise, practical guidelines for managing disorders commonly seen in women of childbearing age. From mild diseases such as asthma to serious conditions such as heart lesions, this indispensable guide will help you manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications, and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to a specialist.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Student midwives on degree or diploma programmes; midwives on degree programmes;
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-4185-3 (9780702041853)
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Book
04/2008
Churchill Livingstone
€32.23
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Content
1. Caring for the Woman With a Medical Condition - The Midwife's Role 2. Hypertension in Pregnancy and Childbirth 3. Cardiac Conditions Relating to Pregnancy and Childbirth 4. Thromboembolic Disease and the Childbearing Process 5. Anaemia in Pregnancy and Childbirth 6. Asthma in Pregnancy and Childbirth 7. Urinary Tract Infections and Renal Failure During Childbirth 8. Epilepsy and Other Neurological Diseases in Pregnancy and Childbirth 9. Diabetes in Pregnancy and Childbirth 10. The Thyroid Gland in Pregnancy and Childbirth 11. Eating Disorders and the Childbearing Process 12. The Liver and Bowel in Pregnancy and Childbirth