Myles textbook for midwives / Edited by Jayne Marshall, Maureen Raynor and Anna Nolte

Includes Glossary (701-708) and Index (709-742) pages;

Table of Contents. Ch. 1 The midwife in Context. – Ch. 2 Human Anatomy and reproduction - - Female pelvis and the reproductive organs - - Female Urinary tract - - Hormonal cycles: Fertilization and early development - - The Placenta - - The fetus. – Ch. 3 Pregnancy - - Antenatal education for birth and parenting - - Change and adaptation in pregnancy - - Antenatal care - - Problems associated with early and advanced pregnancy - - medical disorders - - Sexually transmissable and reproductive tract infections in pregnancy - - multiple pregnancy. – Ch. 4 Labour - - Physiology and care - - Physiology and the role of the midwife - - Care of the Perineum, repair and female genital mutilation - - Prolonged pregnancy and disorders of uterine action - - Malpositions of the occiput and malpresentations - - Operative births - - Midwifery and obstetric emergencies. – Ch. 5 Puerperium - - Physiology and care during the puerperium - - Physical health problems and complications in the puerperium - - Perinatal mental health - - Bereavement and loss in maternity care - - Contraception and sexual health in global society. – Ch. 6 The neonate - - The baby at birth - - Recognizing the healthy baby at term through examination of the newborn screening - - Infant feeding - - The healthy low birth weight baby - - Trauma during birth, haemorrhages and convulsions - - Congenital malformations - - Significant problems in the newborn baby.