Varney's Pocket Midwife / Edition 2

by Jan M. Kriebs, Carolyn L. Gegor

Overview

A companion to Varney’s Midwifery, Fourth Edition, this is the only concise but comprehensive pocket guide covering all stages of pregnancy that puts essential information at the midwife's fingertips. The text is divided into 18 sections, including midwifery overview, primary care, gynecology, antepartum, intrapartum, newborn and postpartum, each of which includes content, charts, tables, figures, and the relevant hands-on skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763774660
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	01/23/2009
Series:	Varney's Pocket Midwife
Edition description:	2E
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jan Kriebs, CNM MSN FACNM is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Department at the University of Maryland. She retired from the University as Director of Midwifery in 2015. She remains active professionally, serving with the CDC Elimination of Maternal Child Transmission of HIV Working Group, the Maryland Direct Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee and the CMP Committee of AMCB. She holds an adjunct position with the Philadelphia University Midwifery Program. Her current research addresses issues affecting perinatally infected young women living with HIV and their reproductive experiences. With Dr Hackley, she authored the text Primary Care for Women, which received the 2008 Best Book Award from ACNM. She is a co-author of Varney’s Midwifery,5th edition.

Carolyn L. Gegor is currently teaching midwifery at Georgetown University. She established midwifery practices at both the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University to provide full scope care to women, to teach, and to participate in research. Ms. Gegor has lectured and published on midwifery, ultrasound, and professional liability. Her goal has always been to further the profession and philosophy of midwifery with respect for women and through the appropriate use of technology. Ms. Gegor has been active with ACNM in the areas of Clinical Practice and Professional Liability, and is a member of the ACNM Foundation Board of Directors.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Section 1: The Profession of Midwifery
Section 2: Basic Tools for Patient Care
Section 3: Lifestyle: Nutrition, Exercise, Substance Abuse
Section 4: Primary Care
Section 5: Reproductive Health
Section 6: Infections of the Genital Tract
Section 7: Contraception
Section 8: Care of the Older Woman
Section 9: Preconception Care
Section 10: Antepartum Care of the Pregnant Woman
Section 11: Antepartum Complications
Section 12: Birth in the Home and in the Birth Center
Section 13: Intrapartum Care of the Pregnant Woman
Section 14: Intrapartum and Immediate Postpartum Complications
Section 15: Postpartum Period
Section 16: Immediate Care of the Newborn
Section 17: Primary Care of the Infant
Section 18: Infant Feeding
Index