Myles textbook for midwives / edited by Jayne E. Marshall, Maureen D. Raynor ; foreword by Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent.

Revision of: Textbook for midwives / edited by Jayne E. Marshall, Maureen D. Raynor. 17th ed. 2014.

Includes bibliographical references, webology and index.

Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 The Midwife in Context -- 1.The midwife in contemporary midwifery practice / Michelle Anderson -- 2.Professional issues concerning the midwife and midwifery practice / Julia Austin -- SECTION 2 Human Anatomy and Reproduction -- 3.The female pelvis and the reproductive organs / Abdul H. Sultan -- 4.The female urinary tract / Jean Rankin -- 5.Hormonal cycles: fertilization and early development / Jenny Bailey -- 6.The placenta / Jenny Bailey -- 7.The fetus / Jenny Bailey -- SECTION 3 Pregnancy -- 8.Designing and implementing high quality midwifery care: evidence, policy and models of care / Mary Ross-Davie -- 9.Antenatal education for birth and parenting / Mary I. Nolan -- 10.Change and adaptation in pregnancy / Jenny Hendley -- 11.Antenatal care / Helen Baston -- 12.Concealed pregnancy / Joan G. Lalor -- 13.Antenatal screening of the mother and fetus / Lucy Kean -- 14.Problems associated with early and advanced pregnancy / Clare Gordon --

Contents note continued: 15.Medical conditions of significance to midwifery practice / Sarah Coombes -- 16.Multiple pregnancy / Helen Turier -- SECTION 4 Labour -- 17.Care of the perineum, repair and female genital mutilation / Michael R.B. Keighley -- 18.Fear of childbirth (tocophobia) / Liz Snapes -- 19.Physiology and care during the first stage of labour / Jayne E. Marshall -- 20.Physiology and care during the transition and second stage phases of labour / Jayne E. Marshall -- 21.Physiology and care during the third stage of labour / Cecily Begley -- 22.Prolonged pregnancy and variations of uterine action / Karen Jackson -- 23.Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations / Terri Coates -- 24.Operative births / Maureen D. Raynor -- 25.Maternity emergencies / Kerry Green -- 26.Recognition of the acutely unwell woman: maternal collapse and resuscitation / Lindsey Ryan -- SECTION 5 Puerperium -- 27.Optimal infant feeding / Jayne E. Marshall --

Contents note continued: 28.Physiology and care during the puerperium / Angela Brown -- 29.Physical health issues and complications in the postnatal period / Mary Steen -- 30.Perinatal mental health / Sherry Whibley -- 31.Perinatal loss and bereavement in maternity care / Jayne E. Marshall -- SECTION 6 The Neonate -- 32.Recognizing the healthy baby at term through examination of the newborn screening / Jayne E. Marshall -- 33.Resuscitation of the healthy baby at birth: the importance of drying, airway management and establishment of breathing / Michelle Knight -- 34.The healthy low birth weight baby / Jayne E. Marshall -- 35.Trauma during birth, haemorrhages and convulsions / Aarti Mistry -- 36.Congenital malformations / Kathleen O'Reilly -- 37.Significant problems in the newborn baby / John McIntyre -- 38.Care of the dying baby: end-of-life issues and rights of the fetus/neonate / Jayne E. Marshall.