Description
'Antenatal' is the second title in the Midwifery Essentials series and looks at the provision of safe and effective antenatal care, exploring the role of the midwife in the context of professional and national guidance. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care.- Models of care and the range of professionals involved- The booking history and involving the woman in decisions- Optimising and monitoring maternal health throughout pregnancy- Blood tests and antenatal screening for fetal abnormality- Monitoring the growing fetus- Facilitating women to prepare for birth.
Table of Contents
Antenatal Volume:1.Introduction2.Models of antenatal care: the options available3.The booking history4.Health in pregnancy5.Monitoring maternal physical well being6.Monitoring women's emotional wellbeing in the antenatal period7.Blood tests in pregnancy8.Antenatal screening for fetal abnormality9.Monitoring fetal wellbeing during routine antenatal care10.Antenatal care – preparing for the birth
