Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

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A Manual for Midwives

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Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Guide for Midwives, 2nd edition offers a comprehensive and practical handbook outlining both existing and pre-existing medical conditions encountered during pregnancy. It covers pre-conception care, defines various disorders, explores potential complications, and details recommended treatments with a strong emphasis on specific midwifery care. This fully revised edition includes more subjects, enhanced physiology content, additional illustrations, and algorithms presented in an accessible reference-style format enabling quick and easy information retrieval.
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This guide is ideal for practising midwives, nurse midwives, and healthcare professionals specialising in maternity care, particularly those working in community clinics or with high-risk pregnancies. It is also a valuable resource for midwifery students studying complex or high-risk modules.

Praise for the 1st edition: "This book is a must have for any midwife, particularly those working in the community, clinics and in high-risk areas. This book is an extremely useful reference tool.

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Praise for the 1st edition:

"This book is a must have for any midwife, particularly those working in the community, clinics and in high-risk areas.... This book is an extremely useful reference tool." (MIDIRS Midwifery Digest)

"The important facts are laid out concisely, primarily focusing on management, using evidence based guidelines for best midwifery practice." (RCGP Journal)

Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Guide for Midwives, 2nd edition clearly outlines existing and pre-existing conditions which women can experience during pregnancy. This comprehensive and practical handbook identifies issues for pre-conception care, defines the condition, explores possible complications, outlines recommended treatment and emphasizes specific midwifery care.

This fully revised and updated edition of Medical Disorders in Pregnancy: A Guide for Midwives builds on the success of the first edition by covering more subjects. It includes physiology, more illustrations and algorithms, and its accessible reference-style text enables information to be quickly and easily found.

Special Features

A practical guide on medical disorders written specifically for midwives
Jointly written by medical and midwifery experts in the field
Accessible reference style format makes information easy and quick to find
Emphasis on inter-professional working

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised as an essential resource for midwives, especially those working in community and high-risk settings, this book is lauded for its concise presentation of important facts and focus on evidence-based management guidelines. Reviews highlight its clear, at-a-glance layout, making it easy to use in clinical practice. It is recommended for nurse midwives, nurses, and healthcare practitioners involved in caring for pregnant women with medical disorders. The book is valued for supporting recognition of deviations from normal pregnancy and is appreciated by midwives and students alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444337488

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 January 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by S. Elizabeth Robson
Edited by Jason Waugh

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 1148g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

S. Elizabeth Robson is Principal Lecturer in Midwifery atDe Montfort University, Leicester, UK. With 25 years of experienceas a midwifery lecturer, she leads a module on medical disordersfor student midwives with a particular interest in immunology. Herlink lecturer areas comprise a high-risk maternity ward andcommunity team. She has presented nationally, and has a number ofpublications. Jason Waugh is Consultant in Obstetrics and MaternalMedicine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.He has published extensively in the fields of hypertension andrenal and cardiovascular disease in pregnancy as well as producingnational guidelines for the management of pre-eclampsia and renaldisease. He is President of the UK s Macdonald ObstetricMedicine Society.