Midwifery for Nurses, 2e

Midwifery for Nurses 2e, is the thoroughly revised, completely rewritten and reorganised edition of the popular book which has won acclaim from the readers, nursing students as well as the teachers. A large number of illustrations have been redrawn to render vividness to description and all the graphics have been prepared in two colors to give clarity and ease of understanding the basics. The revision and updation of the text is likely to appeal to the readers as new information is added and colour graphics make a strong visual impact. The text retains its flavour of simplicity of expression and inherent lucidity. This textbook is a compilation of all the concepts of obstetrics and gynecology aimed to help the nursing student to be an efficient midwife who can provide effective and safe client care. Since the field of medical sciences is growing rapidly and the advent of newer technologies is generating enormous amount of information, the author has put in every effort to collect, compile and present all the relevant knowledge available into one textbook that makes learning obstetrics and gynaecology easier for the nusing students. The text covers all the following topics ? Female Reproductive System ? Fundamentals of Reproduction ? The Fetus ? Pregnancy ? Fetal Skull and Maternal Pelvis ? Normal Labour ? Normal Puerperium ? Obstetric Disorders in Pregnancy ? Medical and Surgical Disorders in Pregnancy ? Malpositions and Malpresentations ? Abnormal Labour ? Obstetric Interventions and Operations ? Abnormal Puerperium ? The Newborn Infant ? Pharmacology and Child Birth ? Home Birth ? Complementary and Alternative Therapies ? Contraception ? Instruments in Obstetrics and Gynaecology ? Gynaecological Disorders in Pregnancy