Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword Preface Biographies Part 1 The basics of care Section 1 Infection control 1 Infection prevention and Control. Rose Gallagher and Doreen Crawford 2 Hand hygiene Ian Peate 3 Infectious diseases in Pregnancy Nicola Winson 4 Modes of Transmission Ian Peate 5 Asepsis and sepsis Rose Gallagher Section 2 Health and safety at work 6 Moving and Handling Sarah Emberley 7 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Kim Sunley 8 Safety in the Working Environment Kim Sunley 9 Sharps injuries Rose Gallagher 10 Working safely in the community Carmel Bagness Section 3 Personal hygiene care 11 Personal hygiene care for women Pat Lindsay 12 Perineal and vulval hygiene; use of bedpans and commodes Pat Lindsay 13 Pressure area care Pat Lindsay Section 4 Quality and patient safety in maternity care 14 Risk Management, liability and avoidable harm David Foster and Helen Williams 15 Types of Incident, incident reporting, record keeping and duty of candour David Foster and Helen Williams 16 Audit and quality Assurance in Maternity Care David Foster and Helen Williams Section 5 Safeguarding 17 Safeguarding vulnerable women Carmel Bagness 18 Safeguarding: Key Issues Helen Crafter 19 Female genital mutilation Marianne Mitchell Part 2 Assessment, examination, screening and care of the woman and baby Section 6 Assessment of the woman 20 `Booking': the initial consultation with the midwife Carmel Bagness 21 The antenatal appointment: physical and psychological assessment of the woman in pregnancy Carmel Bagness 22 Abdominal Examination in Pregnancy Sarah Emberley 23 Physical and Emotional Assessment after Birth Helen Simpson Section 7 Care of the woman in labour 24 Assessing the woman in labour Julie Jones 25 Abdominal examination in labour Sheena Simpson 26 Vaginal Examinations in labour Jenny Brewster 27 Positions in Labour and Birth Andrea Aras-Payne 28 Supporting and Caring for Women in Labour Marcia Bartholomew 29 Supporting and caring for the partner Pat Lindsay 30 Care of the perineum in labour including episiotomy and suturing Adelaide Aduboffour 31 Examination of the placenta and membranes Jancis Shepherd 32 Urinary catheterisation Clare Beaumont Section 8 The fetus in pregnancy and labour 33 Assessing Fetal Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Labour Karen Bartholomew 34 Monitoring the Fetal Heart in Pregnancy and Labour Sara Smith Section 9 Assessment and examination of the neonate 35 The APGAR score Sandy Wong 36 The Midwife's examination of the baby at birth including identification of the neonate Maureen Raynor 37 Appearance and characteristics of the well term neonate Pat Lindsay 38 Overall daily assessment of the term neonate including vital signs and bladder and bowel function Tina South 39 Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Lindsay Rose 40 The term, preterm and growth restricted baby Pat Lindsay Section 10 Caring for the newborn 41 Providing daily hygiene for the neonate including changing a nappy Sophie French 42 Bathing the newborn Sophie French 43 Breast feeding Alison Busby 44 Formula Feeding Caroline Hunter 45 Other feeding methods Pat Lindsay 46 Neonatal blood screening (`heel prick') Sandy Wong Section 11 Blood sampling and cannulation 47 Maternal Venepuncture, including Glucose Tolerance testing Sarah Emberley 48 Cord blood and neonatal capillary blood sampling Shauna Gnanapragasam and Maxine Wallis-Redworth 49 Venous cannulation of the woman Pat Lindsay Section 12 Taking and testing other body samples 50 Urinalysis Maureen Boyle 51 Specimen collection- stool specimen Rose Gallagher 52 Taking a wound swab Rose Gallagher 53 Use of a vaginal speculum and taking a vaginal swab Julie Jones Part 3 The woman or neonate with different needs Section 13 Induction / stimulation of labour 54 Membrane Sweep Lyn Jones 55 Insertion of vaginal Prostaglandin E2 Lyn Jones 56 Artificial rupture of membranes Lyn Jones Section 14 Care skills for the woman with complex needs 57 Recognising the deteriorating woman Louise Jenkins 58 CVP, SaO2, ECGs David Quayle 59 Fluid Balance Monitoring Sophie French 60 Peak flow measurement in the woman Sophie French 61 MEOWS, AVPU, GCS & SBAR Louise Jenkins 62 Care of the deceased Pat Lindsay Section 15 Care skills for the baby with complex needs 63 Recognising deterioration in the neonate Elisabeth Podsiadly 64 Neonatal Jaundice Elisabeth Podsiadly 65 Hypoglycaemia Elisabeth Podsiadly 66 Hypothermia Elisabeth Podsiadly Section 16 Wound care 67 Wound assessment Adelaide Aduboffour 68 Wound dressings and drains Hazel Turner 69 Wound Closures Hazel Turner Section 17 Prevention of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) 70 Assessment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk and prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in childbirth Jayne Marshall 71 Application and use of Compression Stockings Jayne Marshall Part 4 Drug administration in midwifery Section 18 Routes of administration 72 Drug administration, handling and storage Kate Nash 73 Administration by injection to the woman Clare Beaumont 74 Intravenous administration of drugs Antonio Sierra 75 Medicine administration by oral, rectal, vaginal, topical and inhalation routes Pat Lindsay 76 Neonatal drug administration Shauna Gnanapragasam and Maxine Wallis-Redworth 77 Immunisation Helen Donovan Section 19 Pain relief 78 Regional Analgesia Marcia Bartholomew 79 Non-pharmacological methods of pain relief Marcia Bartholomew 80 Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products Martha Murtagh 81 Anti-D: preventing rhesus iso-immunisation Judy Bothamley Glossary Index

Forlagets beskrivelse: Being an effective midwife requires a range of knowledge and skills, all of which are essential to provide competent and safe care to childbearing women and their infants. “Midwifery Skills at a Glance” offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners – offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice. Clear and concise throughout, “Midwifery Skills at a Glance” covers a wide range of skills – exploring issues such as infection control, personal hygiene care, and safeguarding; assessment, examination and screening skills; how to care for the woman and neonate with complex needs; drug administration and pain relief. 1 A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practice. 2 Written by experts in their field. 3 Briefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations — making it an ideal companion in clinical practice. 4 Offers instruction on the safe use of a wide range of essential skills required to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity care. 5 Includes service user viewpoints and key points to help consolidate learning and reflect on the experience of receiving care. Written with the student midwife in mind, “Midwifery Skills at a Glance” is equally invaluable for all others providing care, including Maternity Support Workers, mentors, registered midwives and medical students.