Medical Conditions Affecting Pregnancy and Childbirth - A Handbook for Midwives

Informationen zum Autor Judy Bothamley is Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of West London, UK. Maureen Boyle is Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of West London, UK. Klappentext This full-colour handbook is completely up-to-date and offers highly practical solutions for everyday practice. It includes physiology, explanations of conditions and principles of care for pre-conception, pregnancy, labour, delivery and the postnatal period. Zusammenfassung Midwives are encountering more and more women whose pregnancies are complicated by medical conditions. The number of women with cardiac disease becoming pregnant is growing each year, obesity, older age and the complex health problems of women born outside the United Kingdom have also been identified as key factors, and women with serious medical c Inhaltsverzeichnis Diabetes mellitus. Cardiac system. Common cardiac conditions! drugs and methods of assessment. Haematological disorders. The renal system! hypertension and pre-eclampsia. Disorders of respiratory system. Disorders of the digestive tract. Disorders of the nervous system. Autoimmune disorders. Thyroid disease. Eating disorders.

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• Autori: Judy Bothamley, Judy (University of West London Bothamley, Judy Boyle Bothamley, Bothamley Judy, Maureen Boyle, Maureen (University of West London Boyle, Boyle Maureen, Diane Plamping
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.03.2009
• EAN: 9781846192401
• ISBN: 978-1-84619-240-1
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Midwifery