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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Midwifery | |
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| The Midwife | |
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| The Social Context of Childbirth and Motherhood | |
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| Woman-Centred, Midwife-Friendly Care: Principles, Patterns and Culture of Practice | |
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| Ethics in Midwifery | |
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| Evidence-Based Practice | |
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| The History and Regulation of Midwifery | |
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| Human Anatomy and Reproduction | |
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| The Female Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs | |
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| The Female Urinary Tract | |
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| Hormonal Cycles: Fertilisation and Early Development | |
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| The Placenta | |
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| The Fetus | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Preparing for Pregnancy | |
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| Change and Adaptation in Pregnancy | |
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| Parent Education: a New Dimension | |
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| Special Exercises for Pregnancy, Labour and the Puerperium | |
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| Antenatal Care | |
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| Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy | |
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| Problems of Pregnancy | |
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| Common Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy | |
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| Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | |
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| Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnancy | |
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| Multiple Pregnancy | |
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| Specialised Fetal Investigations | |
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| Labour | |
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| The First Stage of Labour: Physiology and Early Care | |
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| The First Stage of Labour: Management | |
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| Pain Relief and Comfort in Labour | |
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| Transition and the Second Stage of Labour | |
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| Physiology and Management of the Third Stage of Labour | |
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| Prolonged Pregnancy and Disorders of Uterine Action | |
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| Malpositions of the Occiput and Malpresentations | |
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| Operative Deliveries | |
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| Midwifery and Obstetric Emergencies | |
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| The Puerperium | |
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| Physiology and Care in the Puerperium | |
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| Physical Problems and Complications in the Puerperium | |
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| The Psychology and Psychopathology of Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
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| Family Planning | |
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| Bereavement and Loss in Maternity Care | |
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| The Newborn Baby | |
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| The Baby at Birth | |
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| The Normal Baby | |
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| Feeding | |
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| The Healthy Low Birthweight Baby | |
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| Recognising the Ill Baby | |
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| Respiratory Problems | |
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| Trauma during Birth; Haemorrhage and Convulsions | |
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| Congenital Abnormalities | |
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| Jaundice and Infection | |
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| Metabolic Problems, Endocrine Disorders and Drug Withdrawal | |
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| The Context of Midwifery Practice | |
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| Pharmacology and Childbirth | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Maternity Care | |
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| Community, Public Health and Social Services | |
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| Supervision of Midwives and Clinical Governance | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Organisation of the Health Services in the United Kingdom | |
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| International Midwifery | |
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| Vital Statistics | |
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| Glossary of Selected Terms | |
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| Index | |