A book for midwives : care for pregnancy, birth, and women's health

This 2020 update of A Book for Midwives includes completely updated malaria treatment information for pregnant women, recommendations for preventing HIV in babies, and much more. This book covers the essentials of care before, during, and after birth, through providing a variety of designs for low-cost equipment and training materials. All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information. This latest edition includes new information on helping women stay healthy during pregnancyhelping mothers have safer labors and birthspreventing, managing, and treating obstetric emergenciesbreastfeedingthe health needs of new babiesand involving the community in improving the health of mothers and pregnant womennew information about treatment and medications for HIV and other STIsvaccinations, medicines, and drug interactionsinfection preventionimproved methods for dealing with complicated deliveriesand information on family planning. Originally published in 1995, A Book for Midwives has proven to be a vital resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs around the world. Heavily illustrated, clearly written, and developed with the participation of community-based midwives, midwifery trainers, and medical specialists around the world, it is equally useful in a rural village or urban clinic, as a training manual for students or as a reference for an experienced midwife. hesperian.info -1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction-Chapter 3: Words to midwives, Treating health problems, A woman's body in pregnancy 6 MW 0001 Front.pdf 6 MW 001 MW and community.pdf 9 MW 01 Words to mws.pdf 14 MW 02 Treating probs.pdf 25 MW 03 Women's Bodies.pdf 39 Chapters 4-6: Helping women stay healthy, Preventing infection, Common changes in pregnancy 45 MW 04 healthy.pdf 45 MW 05 Infection.pdf 61 MW 06 changes.pdf 83 Chapters 7-8: Learning a pregnant woman's health history, Prenatal checkups 97 MW 07 history.pdf 97 MW 08 preg checkups.pdf 121 Chapters 9-11: Getting ready for labor and birth, Giving good care during labor and birth, Opening: stage 1 of labor 159 MW 09 Get ready.pdf 159 MW 10 Good care.pdf 165 MW 11 stage 1.pdf 177 Chapters 12-13: Pushing: stage 2 of labor, The birth of the placenta: stage 3 of labor 205 MW 12 stage 2.pdf 205 MW 13 stage 3.pdf 233 Chapters 14-16: The first few hours after the birth, The first weeks after the birth, Breastfeeding 257 MW 14 first hours.pdf 257 MW 15 First weeks.pdf 279 MW 16 breastfeeding.pdf 291 MW 16a Health skills intro.pdf 307 Chapters 17-18: Family Planning, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) 309 MW 17 Fam plan.pdf 309 MW 18 STIs.pdf 331 Chapter 19: Advanced skills for pregnancy and birth 349 Chapters 20-21: The pelvic exam: How to examine a woman's vagina and womb, How to insert an IUD 383 MW 20 Pelvic.pdf 383 MW 21 IUD.pdf 399 Chapter 22: Helping a woman after a pregnancy ends early 411 Chapter 23: Manual vacuum aspiration 427 Chapter 24-25; Appendices: Getting medical help, Homemade tools and teaching materials, Medicines (green pages), To learn more, Technical and medical words, Index (yellow pages), Due date calculator 443 MW 24 Transport.pdf 443 MW 25 Homemade matls.pdf 453 MW Z green pages.pdf 473 MW ZZ Learn more .pdf 509 MW ZZZ Appendix.pdf 516 MW ZZZZ back matter.pdf 538 Originally published in 1995, A Book for Midwives has proved a vital resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs around the world. The revised 2004 edition preserves the original book's clear language, medical accuracy, and focus on simple, low-cost treatments, but has been reorganized and extensively revised to better support care during labor and management of obstetric emergencies. Chapters have been expanded and/or updated to cover lifesaving reproductive health information, and to recognize the broad role of midwives in providing women's health care. Updated information includes: HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and birth; Breastfeeding, infection prevention, and family planning; pelvic exams; IUD insertion and removal; helping a woman when a pregnancy ends early; and manual vacuum aspiration. Heavily illustrated, clearly written, and developed with the participation of community-based midwives, midwifery trainers, and medical specialists around the world, it is equally useful in a rural village or urban clinic, as a training manual for students or as a reference for an experienced midwife. A Book for Midwives , completely revised in 2005, is for midwives, community health workers and anyone concerned about the health of women and babies in pregnancy, birth and beyond. An invaluable tool for training as well as a practical reference, it covers helping pregnant women stay healthy, care during and after birth, handling obstetric complications, breastfeeding, and includes expanded information for women's reproductive health care. Its accuracy, jargon-free language, and hundreds of illustrations make A Book for Midwives a prime resource for health workers with even very limited resources A vital resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs, A Book for Midwives covers the essentials of care before, during, and after birth. This illustrated guide equips midwives, birth attendants, and families with the information they need for healthier pregnancies and safer births. Inside, you'll find information Susan Klein, Suellen Miller, And Fiona Thompson. New Edition, Completely Revised And Updated--cover. Includes Index.