Preterm Birth
A Handbook for Midwives
1st Edition
Published on 13. December 2024
148 pages
978-1-040-22596-7 (ISBN)
Description
Preterm birth is a significant cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, with a devastating impact on families. This essential guide introduces the knowledge that midwives require for practice, drawing together the most up-to-date research and identifying care pathways.
Preterm Birth: A Handbook for Midwives presents the latest evidence, discussing the causes and consequences of preterm birth. It describes what preterm birth is, explores the risk factors and causes, explains monitoring methods and presents interventions for reducing the risk of preterm birth itself as well as interventions for managing its consequences. Women's voices are heard throughout as they describe their experiences in their own words, and each substantive chapter includes recommendations for practice.
Compact and accessible, this practical guide is an indispensable handbook, enabling students and qualified midwives to care confidently for women at risk of preterm birth.
Preterm Birth: A Handbook for Midwives presents the latest evidence, discussing the causes and consequences of preterm birth. It describes what preterm birth is, explores the risk factors and causes, explains monitoring methods and presents interventions for reducing the risk of preterm birth itself as well as interventions for managing its consequences. Women's voices are heard throughout as they describe their experiences in their own words, and each substantive chapter includes recommendations for practice.
Compact and accessible, this practical guide is an indispensable handbook, enabling students and qualified midwives to care confidently for women at risk of preterm birth.
Reviews / Votes
This comprehensive and clear handbook should be an essential on every midwife's reading list... The authors pay special attention to balancing practical pre-term birth knowledge with the experiences of women and the sensitivity that this topic requires. They include accounts from women, and they also approach the information around care of babies who are significantly premature, or less than 24 weeks with clarity and compassion... Overall, this book was informative, easy to digest and easy to refer back to in practice.Vic Holyoak, Book review for The Practising Midwife
This must-read handbook is a comprehensive, factual and informative handbook, and an excellent resource for midwives and students. The chapters are full of essential knowledge, that assists the reader in understanding the risks, causes, prediction markers and interventions associated with preterm birth and the specialist care required.
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Chief Midwife, International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
Preterm birth is complex, and strategies to tackle this enormous problem are rapidly evolving. This is an excellent resource, written by clinicians with immense experience, clearly written and easy to understand, covering both essential and contemporary knowledge in the subject. I can highly recommend it.
Professor Andrew Shennan OBE, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Preterm Birth Committee Chair (2021-2023)
A fantastic resource for midwives and student midwives wishing to gain a greater insight into all aspects of preterm birth. This book is comprehensive and highly informative. A must read for clinical midwives looking to improve preterm birth services.
Gemma Miller, Preterm birth specialist midwives NHS Networks Chair
A great resource for midwives looking after those women at risk of spontaneous preterm birth with lots of useful tips.
Professor Anna David, University College London
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, color; 11 Illustrations, color; 11 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-040-22596-7 (9781040225967)
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Persons
Naomi Carlisle is a midwifery lecturer at King's College London, UK. She recently defended her PhD thesis regarding implementation of the preterm birth pathway in England, and has previously worked clinically in the Preterm Birth Surveillance Clinic at St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Jenny Carter is a midwife and Senior Research Fellow at King's College London and the Tommy's National Centre for Preterm Birth Research. Her PhD thesis focused on risk assessment in threatened preterm labour and development of the QUiPP app. She is a founder member of the UK Preterm Clinical Network, and she also works clinically in the Preterm Surveillance Clinic at St Thomas' Hospital.
Jenny Carter is a midwife and Senior Research Fellow at King's College London and the Tommy's National Centre for Preterm Birth Research. Her PhD thesis focused on risk assessment in threatened preterm labour and development of the QUiPP app. She is a founder member of the UK Preterm Clinical Network, and she also works clinically in the Preterm Surveillance Clinic at St Thomas' Hospital.
Content
1.Why midwives need to know about preterm birth. 2.Causes of spontaneous preterm birth. 3.Risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth. 4.Specialist care for the woman at risk. 5.Interventions to prevent spontaneous preterm birth. 6.Interventions to reduce risk of neonatal mortality and morbidities. 7.Care of the woman in threatened preterm labour. 8.Care of the woman in hospital and preparation for preterm birth. 9.What the future may hold for preterm birth prediction and prevention. x.Appendix: Organisations providing support and information
