Manual of Midwifery Procedures, 2nd edition

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Pearson South Africa, 1991 - Midwifery - 329 pages
 

Contents

Prenatal examination first visit
3
Followup visits to the clinic
19
Daily activities during pregnancy selfcare
21
Minor disorders during pregnancy
31
Vaginal examination
35
Papanicolaou smear Pap smear
37
Pelvic assessment
43
Ultrasound during pregnancy
48
Nursing care during the first six hours
187
Vulval swabbing
192
Determination of fundal height
199
Bidet
202
Sitzbath
205
Removal of perineal sutures
207
Sterile expression of the breasts
216
Care of engorged breasts
222

Amniocentesis
52
Prenatal fetal heart monitoring
56
Oxytocin ChallengeStress Test
63
Prenatal preparation
69
Examination of the breasts
77
Labour
81
Vaginal examination during labour
83
Rectal examination
91
Shaving the perineal area
93
Enema
95
Cardiotocography during labour
100
Determination of fetal blood pH
111
Preparation for a normal delivery
115
Urinary catheterization
131
Inhalation anaesthesia during labour
135
The labour graph
139
Management of a normal delivery
146
Episiotomy
156
Suturing of an episiotomy
160
Immediate management of the newborn
168
Apgar scoring
173
Examination of the placenta
176
Postnatal exercises
227
Six week postnatal examination
233
The Baby
237
Admission of the baby to the nursery
239
Physical examination and first bath of the neonate
243
Daily bath selfcare
261
Bathing the preterm baby
266
Breastfeeding
269
Artificial feeding
277
Test weighing
285
Nasogastric feeding tube feeding
288
Incubator
295
Selective immunisation of neonates
301
Phototherapy
307
Determination of blood glucose levels
311
Gastric lavage
314
Exchange transfusion
317
Babies with intravenous infusions
324
Bibliography
326
Index
327
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