| Description |
x, 794 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Terms and Definitions. Statements of Clinical Practice -- Ch. 2. Anatomy of the Reproductive System and Fetus -- Ch. 3. The Physiological Basis of Reproduction -- Ch. 4. Preconceptional Care -- Ch. 5. Fetal and Placental Development -- Ch. 6. Diagnosis of Pregnancy and Parity -- Ch. 7. Antennal Care. Education of the Woman -- Ch. 8. Maternal Well-being During Pregnancy -- Ch. 9. Nutrition -- Ch. 10. Minor Disorders -- Ch. 11. Social Aspects and Problems of Pregnancy. Adoption -- Ch. 12. Pharmacology -- Ch. 13. Statistical Methods and Vital Statistics -- Ch. 14. Special Investigative Procedures -- Ch. 15. Maternal Mortality -- Ch. 16. Perinatal Mortality -- Ch. 17. The Significance of Pregnancy and Neonatal Complications -- Ch. 18. Fetal Medicine -- Ch. 19. The Abnormal Fetus -- Ch. 20. Bleeding in Early Pregnancy -- Ch. 21. Bleeding in Late Pregnancy -- Ch. 22. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Eclampsia -- Ch. 23. Amniotic Fluid -- Ch. 24. Blood Group Incompatibility -- Ch. 25. Fetoplacental Dysfunction -- Ch. 26. Fetal Maturity -- Ch. 27. Multiple Pregnancy -- Ch. 28. Errors of Fetal Polarity -- Ch. 29. Infections in Pregnancy -- Ch. 30. The Psyche -- Ch. 31. Neurological Disorders -- Ch. 32. The Endocrine System -- Ch. 33. Respiratory System -- Ch. 34. Cardiac Disorders -- Ch. 35. The Vascular System -- Ch. 36. The Blood -- Ch. 37. The Digestive System -- Ch. 38. The Urinary System -- Ch. 39. The Reproductive System -- Ch. 40. The Immune System -- Ch. 41. Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Labour -- Ch. 42. The Management of Normal Labour. Analgesia and Anaesthesia -- Ch. 43. Mechanism of Normal Labour. Conduct of Normal Delivery -- Ch. 44. The Third Stage of Labour -- Ch. 45. Induction of Labour -- Ch. 46. Episiotomy and Vaginal Outlet Tears -- Ch. 47. Forceps and Vacuum Extraction -- Ch. 48. Caesarean Section -- Ch. 49. Fetal Distress. Umbilical Cord Accidents. Cerebral Palsy -- Ch. 50. Dystocia -- Ch. 51. Deflexion Attitudes of the Fetus -- Ch. 52. Errors of Fetal Position -- Ch. 53. Postpartum Haemorrhage and Shock -- Ch. 54. The Puerperium. Anatomy and Physiology: Normal Care -- Ch. 55. Family Planning -- Ch. 56. Puerperal Disorders -- Ch. 57. Adaptation and Resuscitation -- Ch. 58. Care of the Healthy Term Newborn Infant -- Ch. 59. Examination of the Newborn and Common Variations -- Ch. 60. Feeding and Nutrition -- Ch. 61. Jaundice -- Ch. 62. Neurological Presentations -- Ch. 63. Respiratory Distress -- Ch. 64. The Small or the Large Newborn: Preterm, Small for Gestational Age and Large for Gestational Age -- Ch. 65. Infection -- Ch. 66. Congenital Malformations -- Ch. 67. Haematology -- Ch. 68. Prenatal Transport and Neonatal Retrieval -- Ch. 69. Procedures -- Ch. 70. Stillbirth, Neonatal Death and Grieving -- Ch. 71. Psychological Aspects -- App. I. Parent Education -- App. II. Passing the Examination -- App. IV. Medicolegal Problems -- App. V. Ethics |
| Summary |
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 |
| Analysis |
Infant, Newborn |
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Obstetrics--Examination questions and answers |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Neonatology.
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Obstetrics.
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Humans.
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Infant, Newborn [MESH]
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Infant, Newborn.
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Obstetrics [MESH]
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Obstetrics.
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Infant, Newborn.
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Obstetrics.
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Infant, Newborn.
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Infant, Newborn.
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Obstetrics.
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Pregnancy Complications.
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Pregnancy.
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| Genre/Form |
Examination Question.
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| Author |
Colditz, Paul.
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Mackay, Eric V.
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| ISBN |
0702021237 |
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9780702021237 (paperback) |
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