Beischer & MacKay's Obstetrics, Gynaecology and the Newborn

Beischer & MacKay's Obstetrics, Gynaecology and the Newborn
Author: Michael Permezel
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2015-08-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0729584054

- A new editor and contributor team brings in wealth of expertise from across Australia, New Zealand and internationally. - Two new chapters on Global Reproductive Health and Indigenous Women's Health place emphasis on the need to adapt women's healthcare according to various cultural and socioeconomic factors. - Emphasis on prevention and early diagnosis in obstetric care, with an increasing focus on fetal medicine. - This edition will be available as an Expert Consult eBook along with the print book. The eBook will include enhancements to the images within the book, as enabled by the Inkling platform.

Midwifery Emergencies at a Glance

Midwifery Emergencies at a Glance
Author: Denise Campbell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-08-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119138027

Midwifery Emergencies at a Glance is a succinct, illustrated guide covering the practical skills needed to manage obstetric and midwifery emergencies, as well as high-risk midwifery care. It provides clear guidance on the factors which predispose to complications so that preventative management can be employed whenever possible. Broad-ranging yet easy-to-read, Midwifery Emergencies at a Glance details the underlying physiology and pathophysiology related to the emergency and explores both the physical and psychological care of the woman, partner and newborn during and following the emergency. Key features: Evidence-based, with guidance from the NMC, RCOG, NICE, and The Resuscitation Council Presented in an innovative, visual style that makes the key concepts easy to understand Provides helpful websites that expand on various topics as well as providing information on support groups for the woman and her family Midwifery Emergencies at a Glance is an ideal guide for practising midwives, pre‐registration student midwives, general practitioners and junior doctors to support both revision and clinical practice.

Mayes' Midwifery E-Book

Mayes' Midwifery E-Book
Author: Sue Macdonald
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1221
Release: 2017-06-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702063363

A new edition of a classic textbook fully updated to meet the needs of today's midwifery student. Now available for the first time in full color, the 15th edition of Mayes Midwifery has an enhanced artwork program and comes with an extensive website which provides 600 MCQs and wide selection of case studies and reflective activities; a downloadable image bank assists with essay and assignment preparation. - New edition of a classic textbook updated and designed for today's midwifery student! - Chapters authored by experts in their field, including midwifery academics and clinicians as well as allied professionals such as researchers, physiotherapists, neonatal nurse specialists, social scientists and legal experts - Evidence and research based throughout to help facilitate safe clinical practice - Learning outcomes and key points help readers structure their study and recap on what they have learned - Reflective activities encourage the application of theory to practice - Contains practice based tools and checklists - Presents and discusses the latest national and international guidelines - Associated website with over 600 MCQs, reflective activities to encourage the application of theory to practice, case studies and additional learning tools - Downloadable image bank to assist readers with essay preparation and other assignments - Suitable for use in normal community and midwife led arenas, high tech environments and more rural areas of clinical practice - Brand new design - incorporating helpful learning features - aids reader engagement and retention of facts - Updated artwork program helps clarify complex physiological processes and other challenging concepts

Obstetrics and the Newborn

Obstetrics and the Newborn
Author: Norman A. Beischer
Publisher: Bailliere Tindall Limited
Total Pages: 794
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780702021237

This has become an important textbook for countless students over the past twenty years. The theory and practice of caring for pregnant women and their newborn babies is described by these renowned authors, who once again draw on their unique experience of practice and teaching, and illustrated by an unrivalled collection of 600 black-and-white and colour photographs, and 240 excellent line drawings.

A Nurse on the Edge of the Desert

A Nurse on the Edge of the Desert
Author: Andrew Cameron
Publisher: Massey University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0994141505

International humanitarian-aid nurse and New Zealander Andrew Cameron is the winner of the coveted Florence Nightingale Medal. In this gripping book he recounts his remarkable life nursing in some of the world's most dangerous and challenging locations, including South Sudan, Yemen, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. He also details his nursing career in some of Australia's most remote settlements, where anything can be waiting at the end of a long and dusty outback road: a major road accident, a suicide, a broken arm, a stabbing. With mordant humour, wisdom and insight, he recounts the challenges, excitements, and huge rewards of a nursing life.

Neonatal Care for Nurses and Midwives

Neonatal Care for Nurses and Midwives
Author: Victoria Kain
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2022-11-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0729597822

- Increased focus on international data, evidence-based research and exemplars for the principles of best practice - New chapters - Care of the normal newborn - Care of the neonate with congenital abnormality Extensively revised content on neonatal nutrition and fluid management

Midwifery

Midwifery
Author: Pauline McCall Sellers
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Total Pages: 904
Release: 1993
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780702128820

This work covers all aspects of midwifery. A practical manual for health care professionals practising midwifery or any related discipline within or outside the hospital environment.

Key Topics in Neonatology

Key Topics in Neonatology
Author: Richard H. Mupanemunda
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2004-12-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1859962343

Completely revised, the second edition of Key Topics in Neonatology provides a practical, systematic reference for all the major topics in neonatal medicine. Practical and easy to use, the book retains the same well-received format as the first edition, updates subject matter where significant recent developments have taken place, and widens the scope of the text by adding entirely new coverage. Distilling this large body of information into compact yet clear topics, the authors provide succinct reviews of issues that are often skimmed over in similar sized texts. This is the resource you will want on hand to solve the complex issues you face on a daily basis. New topics include: Abdominal Wall Defects Breast Feeding Cerebral Palsy Hearing Screening Hepatitis C Metabolic Acidosis Outcomes of Neonatal Intensive Care Updated topics include: Childbirth Complications and Fetal Outcome Chromosomal Abnormalities Chronic Lung Disease Complications of Mechanical Ventilation Congenital Malformations and Birth Defects Death of a Baby Extreme Prematurity Hepatitis B HIV/AIDS Immunisation Infants of Diabetic Mothers Jaundice Liver Disorders Maternal Drug Abuse Neonatal Screening for Inherited Disease Sedation and Analgesia on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Seizures Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products Transport of Sick Neonates, and more