Medical Conditions Affecting Pregnancy and Childbirth

A Handbook for Midwives
1 New ed
ISBN: 978-1-84619-240-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

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

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bothamley, Judy

Boyle, Maureen

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Reproduktionsmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.