Varney's Midwifery

Helen Varney, Jan M. Kriebs, Carolyn L. Gegor

Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2004 - Medical - 1386 pages

2003 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner!With over 400 pages of new content and skills chapters added, this unparalleled reference keeps today's midwives completely informed with the latest advances and research in midwifery. Varney's Midwifery covers the provision of primary care to women from puberty through senescence, including the maternity cycle and primary care of the well newborn.It contains new chapters on nutrition in women's health, primary care and midwifery, pharmacology and midwifery, international midwifery and safe motherhood, cultural competence in midwifery practice, and common diagnoses in women's gynecological health. Four new skills chapters are also included.

Contents

• Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in Lithotomy or Modified Lithotomy: xxix
• Preface to the Third Edition: xxxii
• Preface to the First Edition: xxxviii
• Midwifery: 1
• Chapter: 4
• Chapter: 7
• Chapter: 11
• Chapter: 25
• Chapter 2: 29
• Primary Care of Women: 44
• Primary Care of Women: 47
• Chapter 6: 51
• International Midwifery and Safe Motherhood: 59
• Global Partners Promoting the Health of Women and Childbearing Families: 66
• Chapter: 71
• Chapter 10: 73
• Frequently Asked Questions About International Midwifery: 76
• Chapter: 77
• Sources for International Health Low Cost Books: 83
• Medical Risk Factors: 89
• Preconception Issues for Men: 95
• Weight and Body Fat Measurements and Overweight and Obesity: 112
• Nutrition the Menstrual Cycle and Fertility: 118
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 156
• Additional References: 164
• Tuberculosis: 175
• References: 183
• Chapter 46: 185
• Appropriate Exercise during Pregnancy: 193
• Exercise for Postpartum Recovery: 214
• Essential Exercise for Menopause: 220
• Exercise in the Senior Years: 231
• Chapter 10: 237
• Additional References: 247
• Pharmacology and Midwifery: 249
• Chapter 82: 275
• Chapter 11: 299
• Special Health Concerns: 307
• Substance Abuse: 313
• Common Substances of Abuse: 320
• Chapter 13: 335
• Breast Cancer: 347
• The Perimenopausal Visit: 357
• The Menopause as Opportunity: 366
• Reproductive Health Care: 377
• Infections of the Genital Tract: 439
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: 457
• Chapter 16: 461
• Nonhormonal Contraceptive Methods: 481
• Diaphragms: 487
• Cervical Caps: 493
• Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices: 499
• Hormonal Contraception: 513
• ProgestinOnly Contraceptive Pills Minipills: 527
• Subdermal Implants: 534
• Antepartal Care: 541
• Maternal Physiological Changes: 549
• Management Plan for Normal Pregnancy: 571
• Assessment and Evaluation of the WellBeing of the Woman: 577
• Case Study: 587
• Nutritional Intervention in Pregnancy: 598
• Instruction and Anticipatory Guidance: 609
• Immunization During Pregnancy: 619
• Screening for and Collaborative Management of Antepartal Complications: 661
• Hydatidiform Mole: 667
• Hepatitis: 674
• Parvovirus B19 Fifth Disease Erythema Infectiosum: 680
• Heart Disease: 688
• Polyhydramnios Hydramnios: 694
• RhD Isoimmunization: 699
• Management of Hemorrhage Due to Placenta Previa or Abruptio Placentae: 705
• References: 712
• Intrapartal Care: 717
• Identifying the Problem: 718
• Summary: 729
• Intrapartal Care: 735
• Fetal Assessment During Labor: 793
• Chapter 30: 796
• Midwifery Management of Nonreassuring Fetal Heart Rate Patterns: 811
• Chapter 28: 819
• First and Second Stages of Labor: 853
• Premature Rupture of the Membranes: 863
• Umbilical Cord Prolapse: 870
• Maternal Exhaustion Maternal Distress Ketoacidosis: 876
• Management of Selected Obstetric Complications and Deviations from Normal: 883
• Delivery of an Infant with a Face Presentation: 890
• Delivery of a Woman with Multiple Gestation: 899
• Chapter 31: 905
• Chapter 32: 913
• Chapter 34: 925
• Characteristics of Birth Center and Home Birth: 933
• Initial Visit: 939
• Chapter 36: 945
• How to Accomplish an Effective Hospital Transfer: 954
• Newborn Care: 960
• Chapter 37: 973
• Chapter 38: 974
• Resuscitation at Birth: 983
• References: 997
• Chapter 39: 999
• Chapter 40: 1011
• Physical Care of the Newborn: 1018
• Eating Patterns and Weight Gain: 1025
• Signs of Possible Infection: 1033
• Chapter 42: 1041
• Infant Feeding: 1067
• Chapter 44: 1075
• Screening for and Midwifery Management of Puerperal Abnormality: 1093
• Skills: 1106
• Chapter 47: 1113
• Chapter 48: 1121
• Chapter 50: 1127
• Chapter 52: 1135
• Chapter 53: 1147
• Chapter 54: 1161
• Chapter 55: 1163
• Chapter 56: 1169
• Chapter 56: 1170
• Chapter 58: 1195
• Obtaining a Specimen for Gonococcal GC and Chlamydia Diagnostic Testing: 1199
• Using a Microscope: 1203
• Chapter 61: 1205
• Breast Massage Manual Expression and Nipple Rolling: 1217
• Inserting an Intrauterine Pressure Catheter Amnioinfusion: 1223
• Perineal Prep Cleaning: 1231
• Position: 1241
• Hand Maneuvers for Birth with the Mother in Dorsal Position: 1249
• Chapter 73: 1257
• Chapter 75: 1267
• Physical Examination of the Newborn: 1295
• Vivian H Lowenstein: 1313
• Endometrial Biopsy: 1327
• Index: 1333

Bibliographic information

• Title: Varney's Midwifery; Midwifery and Maternity Care Series; NetLibrary, Inc
• Authors: Helen Varney, Jan M. Kriebs, Carolyn L. Gegor
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2004
• ISBN: 0763718564, 9780763718565
• Length: 1386 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics; Medical / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health