Varney's Midwifery
Encompassing the entire scope of the practice of midwifery, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the full scope of current midwifery practice. From the Publisher Winner of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award 2003 About the Author Helen Varney, CNM, MSN, DHL (Hon.), FACNM - Yale University School of Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Program Jan M. Kriebs, CNM, MSN, FACNM - University of Maryland School of Medicine...
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Encompassing the entire scope of the practice of midwifery, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the full scope of current midwifery practice. Brenda Alexander This guide for midwifery practice includes an introduction to midwifery; healthcare of women; antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care; and a section on newborn care. The last section describes specific skills used by midwives. This third edition is expanded from the 1987 version to include updates in practice and more chapters on primary care. This book provides a primary reference reflective of current midwifery practice. Some chapters tend to focus on specific issues and ignore broader subjects, i.e., midlife health, with nothing on teenagers and reproductive issues; exercise rather an overall chapter on health promotion; and a chapter on HIV that could also encompass chronic health conditions and their influence on reproductive health. The book serves as a reference for midwifery students and beginning practitioners. Illustrations are useful; more would be helpful. The references are current and pertinent. The table of contents and index are adequate; chapters are broken down into subheadings, making it easy to locate information. The last chapters include step-by-step explanations on skills necessary in practice. This text is basic to midwifery. It is more reflective of current practice and a much-needed update of the previous edition. It is written for a specific audience -- midwives -- although any advanced practitioner involved in women's health could use it as a reference.
Contributor List for the Fourth EditionPreface to the Fourth EditionAcknowledgmentsPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionCh. 1The Profession and History of Midwifery in the United States3Ch. 2Basics of Management of Care29Ch. 3Cultural Competence in Midwifery Practice49Ch. 4International Midwifery and Safe Motherhood59Ch. 5Preconception Care85Ch. 6Nutrition in Women's Health99Ch. 7Primary Care and Midwifery135Ch. 8Chronic Infectious Diseases165Ch. 9Women and Exercise187Ch. 10Pharmacology and Midwifery249Ch. 11Health Issues of Lesbian and Bisexual Women299Ch. 12Substance Abuse313Ch. 13Health Care of Midlife and Aging Women335Ch. 14Common Diagnoses in Women's Gynecological Health379Ch. 15Infections of the Genital Tract439Ch. 16Family Planning and Contraception461Ch. 17Natural Methods of Family Planning471Ch. 18Nonhormonal Contraceptive Methods481Ch. 19Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices499Ch. 20Hormonal Contraception513Ch. 21Normal Pregnancy Database: Adaptations of the Mother, Development and Growth of the Embryo and the Fetus, and the Placenta543Ch. 22Management Plan for Normal Pregnancy571Ch. 23Fetal Assessment623Ch. 24Screening for and Collaborative Management of Antepartal Complications661Ch. 25Complications of Gestational Age Assessment and the Postdate Pregnancy715Ch. 26The Normal First State of Labor737Ch. 27Fetal Assessment During Labor793Ch. 28The Normal Second Stage of Labor821Ch. 29Screening for and Collaborative Management of Selected Complications During the First and Second Stages of Labor853Ch. 30Management of Selected Obstetric Complications and Deviations from Normal883Ch. 31The Normal Third Stage of Labor905Ch. 32Third Stage Complications and Management913Ch. 33The Normal Fourth Stage of Labor917Ch. 34Management of Immediate Postpartum Hemorrhage925Ch. 35Birth in the Home and in the Birth Center929Ch. 36Physiological Transition to Extrauterine Life961Ch. 37Immediate Care and Assessment of the Healthy Newborn973Ch. 38Resuscitation at Birth983Ch. 39Examination of the Newborn999Ch. 40Primary Care of the Newborn: The First Six Weeks1011Ch. 41Recognition and Immediate Care of Sick Newborns1029Ch. 42The Normal Puerperium1041Ch. 43Infant Feeding1067Ch. 44Screening for and Midwifery Management of Puerperal Abnormality1093Ch. 45Universal Precautions1107Ch. 46Finger Puncture1109Ch. 47Venipuncture1113Ch. 48Inserting an Intravenous Catheter1121Ch. 49Giving Intravenous Medications1125Ch. 50Spin-Down Hematocrit1127Ch. 51Removal of Norplant1131Ch. 52Breast Examination1135Ch. 53Obstetric Abdominal Examination1147Ch. 54Checking for Costovertebral Angle Tenderness1161Ch. 55Checking for Deep Tendon Reflexes and Clonus1163Ch. 56Pelvic Examination1169Ch. 57Obtaining a Specimen for Papanicolaou (Pap) Diagnostic Evaluation1195Ch. 58Obtaining a Specimen for Gonococcal (GC) and Chlamydia Diagnostic Testing1199Ch. 59Making a Wet Smear Slide of Vaginal Secretions1201Ch. 60Using a Microscope1203Ch. 61Anatomy of the Pelvis, Pelvic Types, Evaluation of the Bony Pelvis, and Clinical Pelvimetry1205Ch. 62Breast Massage, Manual Expression, and Nipple Rolling1217Ch. 63Injection of Intradermal Sterile Water Papules for Relief of Low Back Pain in Labor1219Ch. 64Inserting an Intrauterine Pressure Catheter; Amnioinfusion1223Ch. 65Attaching a Fetal Scalp Electrode1227Ch. 66Perineal Prep (Cleaning)1231Ch. 67Second Stage Pushing1233Ch. 68Pudendal Block1235Ch. 69Local Infiltration1239Ch. 70Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in Lithotomy or Modified Lithotomy Position1241Ch. 71Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in Dorsal Position1249Ch. 72Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in the Hands and Knees Position1253Ch. 73Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in the Squatting or Supported Squat Position1257Ch. 74Inspection of the Placenta, Membranes, and Cord1261Ch. 75Postbirth Inspection of the Cervix and Upper Vaginal Vault1267Ch. 76Manual Removal of the Placenta1269Ch. 77Fourth Stage Intrauterine Exploration1271Ch. 78Bimanual Compression1273Ch. 79Cutting an Episiotomy and Repairing Episiotomies and Lacerations1275Ch. 80Physical Examination of the Newborn1295Ch. 81Circumcision1313Ch. 82Endometrial Biopsy1327Index1333
\ Brenda AlexanderThis guide for midwifery practice includes an introduction to midwifery; healthcare of women; antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care; and a section on newborn care. The last section describes specific skills used by midwives. This third edition is expanded from the 1987 version to include updates in practice and more chapters on primary care. This book provides a primary reference reflective of current midwifery practice. Some chapters tend to focus on specific issues and ignore broader subjects, i.e., midlife health, with nothing on teenagers and reproductive issues; exercise rather an overall chapter on health promotion; and a chapter on HIV that could also encompass chronic health conditions and their influence on reproductive health. The book serves as a reference for midwifery students and beginning practitioners. Illustrations are useful; more would be helpful. The references are current and pertinent. The table of contents and index are adequate; chapters are broken down into subheadings, making it easy to locate information. The last chapters include step-by-step explanations on skills necessary in practice. This text is basic to midwifery. It is more reflective of current practice and a much-needed update of the previous edition. It is written for a specific audience -- midwives -- although any advanced practitioner involved in women's health could use it as a reference.\ \ \ \ \ Reviewer: Brenda Alexander, MSN, CNM(University of Kentucky College of Nursing)\ Description: This guide for midwifery practice includes an introduction to midwifery; healthcare of women; antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care; and a section on newborn care. The last section describes specific skills used by midwives. This third edition is expanded from the 1987 version to include updates in practice and more chapters on primary care.\ Purpose: This book provides a primary reference reflective of current midwifery practice. Some chapters tend to focus on specific issues and ignore broader subjects, i.e., midlife health, with nothing on teenagers and reproductive issues; exercise rather an overall chapter on health promotion; and a chapter on HIV that could also encompass chronic health conditions and their influence on reproductive health.\ Audience: The book serves as a reference for midwifery students and beginning practitioners.\ Features: Illustrations are useful; more would be helpful. The references are current and pertinent. The table of contents and index are adequate; chapters are broken down into subheadings, making it easy to locate information. The last chapters include step-by-step explanations on skills necessary in practice. \ Assessment: This text is basic to midwifery. It is more reflective of current practice and a much-needed update of the previous edition. It is written for a specific audience — midwives — although any advanced practitioner involved in women's health could use it as a reference.\ \ \ 3 Stars from Doody\ \
