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Essentials of Prehospital Maternity Care
- By Bonnie Urquhart-Gruenberg
- Pub. Date: Sep 28, 2005 by Pearson.
- ISBN-10: 0-13-119990-0
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-119990-3
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Recognizing prehospital obstetrics as a low-frequency, high-intensity skill, this book explains current principles and practices in obstetrics, gynecology, and neonatology as they specifically relate to emergencies in the field.
The author provides “real life” case studies and review questions to reinforce key points. Helpful professional tips throughout the text prepare providers to facilitate the natural process of birth and stand ready to intervene if complications arise.
Topics covered include:
· Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
· Evaluating the Pregnant Woman
· Maternal and Fetal Complications
· Threats to Mother and Fetus
· Care of the High-risk Neonate
· Normal Delivery Management
· and much more!
Table of Contents
Female Internal Reproductive Anatomy and physiology. 5
External Reproductive Anatomy. 15
Conception and Fetal Development 33
Developmental Highlights from Date of Conception. 41
Physical and Behavioral Changes of Pregnancy. 53
2. Evaluating the Pregnant Woman. 64
Presumptive Signs of Pregnancy. 69
Probable Signs of Pregnancy. 72
Positive Signs of Pregnancy. 73
Evaluating the Present Complaint 79
Evaluating the Pregnant Abdomen. 84
Incorporating a Patient-Centered Approach. 96
Cultural and Religious Considerations. 97
3. Pregnancy Complications. 106
Antepartal Bleeding—First half of pregnancy. 109
Antepartal Bleeding—Second Half of Pregnancy. 125
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) 128
Pelvic and Abdominal Pain. 131
Chorioamnionitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. 136
Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis. 137
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (Preeclampsia) 142
4. Threats to Mother and Fetus. 154
Consequences of Trauma in Pregnancy. 160
Managing the Trauma Victim.. 161
Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy. 165
Pregnancy and Chronic Diseases. 168
RH Incompatibilities and Hemolytic Disease. 179
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 185
Mechanism and Stages of Labor 198
Factors Affecting Length of Labor 208
Maternal Response to Labor 210
Taking a History and Assessing a Patient in Labor 219
Differentiate between False Labor and True Labor 221
Stay and Deliver or Transport?. 221
6. Normal Delivery Management 230
Supine (Dorsal, Lithotomy) 235
Mechanism of Second-Stage Labor (Cardinal Movements) 239
Closed-Glottis Coached Pushing (Valsalva Pushing) 242
Open-Glottis (“Natural”) Pushing. 243
Immediate Care of the Normal Newborn. 251
Newborn Management Priorities. 252
Cutting the Umbilical Cord. 254
Examining Placenta and Membranes. 261
7. Maternal and Fetal Complications of Labor and Delivery. 271
Uterine Prolapse (Uterine Inversion) 282
Fetal Heart-Rate Abnormalities. 286
Malpresentations and Cephalopelvic Disproportion. 288
Fetal Demise and Stillbirth. 308
The Uterus after Delivery. 317
The Fundus and Hemostasis. 318
Uterus Displaced by Full Bladder 321
Postpartum Major and Minor Depression. 333
Care of the Newborn at Delivery. 343
Physical Assessment of the Newborn. 346
Neck , Trunk, and Genitals. 352
Gestational Age Assessment 354
Common Illnesses of the Neonate. 360
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 371
10. The High-risk Neonate. 376
Care of High-Risk Newborns. 379
The Transition from Fetus to Neonate. 382
Respiratory Distress in the Neonate. 398
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) 398
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn. 399
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (Persistent Fetal Circulation) 399
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. 400
The Infant with Low Birth Weight 404
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) 404
Managing the Premature Infant 405
Conditions Associated with Prematurity. 407
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS or Hyaline Membrane Disease) 407
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. 410
Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) 412
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) 412
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) 413
Hypospadias and Epispadias. 425
Musculoskeletal/Limbs/Body structure. 428
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding. 442
Prehospital Management of Vaginal Bleeding. 445
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. 449
Other Causes of Noncyclic Pelvic Pain. 450
Nongynecological Pelvic Pain. 456
Prehospital Management of the Woman with Pelvic Pain. 456
The EMS Provider and the Abused Woman. 468
Transporting the Sexual Assault Victim.. 473
Female Genital Mutilation. 476
Working with Obstetrical Care Providers. 507
Patient-Centered practice. 515
Holism and Patient-Centered Practice. 520
Introduction to Appendices. 525
U.S. FDA Pregnancy-Risk Categories for Drugs. 526
Drugs Commonly Seen or Administered in Obstetrical and Gynecological Emergencies 528
Overview of Contraceptive Methods. 566
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