Mayes’ Midwifery is a core text for students in the UK, known and loved for its in-depth approach and its close alignment with curricula and practice in this country. The sixteenth edition has been fully updated by leading midwifery educators Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson, and input from several new expert contributors ensures this book remains at the cutting edge.
The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women’s health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice.
Packed full of case studies, reflective activities and images, and accompanied by an ancillary website with 600 multiple choice questions and downloadable images, Mayes’ Midwifery makes learning easy for nursing students entering the profession as well as midwives returning to practice and qualified midwives working in different settings in the UK and overseas.
1. Chapter 2: An introduction to midwifery history in the United Kingdom - p. 19 2. Chapter 3: The regulation of midwives - p. 44 3. Chapter 4: Clinical governance and the midwife - p. 62 4. Chapter 5: Learning, being, and developing as a midwife - p. 74 5. Chapter 6: Being a student midwife - p. 106 6. Chapter 7: Evidence-based practice and research for practice - p. 128 7. Chapter 8: Leadership and management in midwifery - p. 144 8. Chapter 9: An introduction to ethics for midwifery practice - p. 163 9. Chapter 10: Law and the midwife - p. 176 10. Chapter 11: Pharmacology and the midwife - p. 197 11. PART 2: Childbirth in context - p. 218 12. Chapter 12: Sociocultural and spiritual context of childbearing - p. 218 13. Chapter 13: Psychological context of childbirth - p. g237 14. Chapter 14: Sex, gender, sexuality, and childbearing - p. 250 15. Chapter 15: National Health Service policy and midwifery - p. 261 16. Chapter 16: Maternity service provision - p. 279 17. Chapter 17: Legal frameworks for the care of the child - p. 293 18. PART 3: Public health, health promotion and childbirth - p. 310 19. Chapter 18: Epidemiology - p. 310 20. Chapter 19: Infection prevention and control in maternity care - p. 344 21. Chapter 20: Nutrition for a healthy pregnancy - p. 363 22. Chapter 21: Complementary therapies and natural remedies in pregnancy and birth - p. 375 23. Chapter 22: Public health, health promotion, and education - p. 389 24. Chapter 23: Preconception care - p. 406 25. Chapter 24: Education for parenthood - p. 422 26. Chapter 25: Physical preparation for childbirth and beyond - p. 441 27. Chapter 26: Vulnerable women and families - p. 459 28. PART 4: The anatomy and physiology of fertility, conception and pregnancy - p. 478 29. Chapter 27: Anatomy of male and female reproduction - p. 478 30. Chapter 28: Female reproductive physiology — cyclical changes in the ovaries, uterus, and mammary gland, across the infertile cycle - p. g504 31. Chapter 29: Genetics and genomics - p. 522 32. Chapter 30: Fertility and its control - p. 547 33. Chapter 31: Infertility and assisted conception - p. 564 34. Chapter 32: From fertilisation to feto-placental development - p. 582 35. Chapter 33: The fetal skull - p. 607 36. PART 5: Pregnancy - p. 630 37. Chapter 34: Maternal cardiovascular, respiratory, haemodynamic, uterine, and gastrointestinal-mammary adaptations to the fertile cycle - p. 630 38. Chapter 35: Antenatal care - p. 647 39. Chapter 36: Antenatal investigations - p. 676 40. Chapter 37: The choice and personalisation agenda: place of birth and care - p. 691 41. PART 6: Labour and birth - p. 704 42. Chapter 38: Neuroendocrinology of parenting: from nocturnal uterine activation to suckling-lactation and emotional connectivity between parents and infant - p. 704 43. Chapter 39: Care in the first stage of labour - p. 730 44. Chapter 40: Care in the second stage of labour - p. 767 45. Chapter 41: Supporting choices in reducing pain and fear during labour - p. 785 46. Chapter 42: Care in the third stage of labour - p. 802 47. Chapter 43: The pelvic floor - p. 826 48. PART 7: Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby - p. 858 49. Chapter 44: Women and family-centred postnatal care - p. 858 50. Chapter 45: Physiology, assessment, and care of the newborn - p. 879 51. Chapter 46: Thermoregulation - p. 922 52. Chapter 47: Infant feeding and relationship building - p. 944 53. PART 8: Women and babies with complex needs - p. 976 54. Chapter 48: The preterm baby and the small baby - p. 976 55. Chapter 49: Respiratory and cardiac disorders in the neonate - p. 1006 56. Chapter 50: Neonatal jaundice - p. 1031 57. Chapter 51: Neonatal infection - p. 1055 58. Chapter 52: Congenital anomalies and metabolic and endocrine disorders - p. 1070 59. Chapter 53: Pregnancy loss and baby deaths - p. 1095 60. Chapter 54: Nausea and vomiting - p. 1112 61. Chapter 55: Bleeding in pregnancy - p. 1120 62. Chapter 56: Hypertensive and medical disorders in pregnancy - p. 1144 63. Chapter 57: Sexually transmitted infections - p. 1179 64. Chapter 58: Abnormalities and anomalies of the genital tract - p. 1194 65. Chapter 59: Multiple pregnancy and birth: implications for midwives, women, and their families - p. 1207 66. Chapter 60: Preterm labour and birth - p. 1226 67. Chapter 61: Induction of labour and post-term pregnancy - p. 1240 68. Chapter 62: Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord - p. 1254 69. Chapter 63: Rhythmic variations of labour - p. 1263 70. Chapter 64: Malpositions and malpresentations - p. 1272 71. Chapter 65: Obstructed labour and uterine rupture - p. 1304 72. Chapter 66: Obstetric interventions - p. 1313 73. Chapter 67: Shoulder dystocia - p. 1330 74. Chapter 68: Complications related to the third stage of labour - p. 1345 75. Chapter 69: Maternal morbidity following childbirth - p. 1365 76. Chapter 70: Mental health and well being in pregnancy and childbirth - p. 1380 77. Chapter 71: Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: grief and bereavement care - p. 1400 78. Chapter 72: Midwifery—practising in a complex world - p. 1428 79. Index - p. 1438
Mayes’ Midwifery is a core text for students in the UK, known and loved for its in-depth approach and its close alignment with curricula and practice in this country. The sixteenth edition has been fully updated by leading midwifery educators Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson, and input from several new expert contributors ensures this book remains at the cutting edge.
The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women’s health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice.
Packed full of case studies, reflective activities and images, and accompanied by an ancillary website with 600 multiple choice questions and downloadable images, Mayes’ Midwifery makes learning easy for nursing students entering the profession as well as midwives returning to practice and qualified midwives working in different settings in the UK and overseas.
1. Chapter 2: An introduction to midwifery history in the United Kingdom - p. 19 2. Chapter 3: The regulation of midwives - p. 44 3. Chapter 4: Clinical governance and the midwife - p. 62 4. Chapter 5: Learning, being, and developing as a midwife - p. 74 5. Chapter 6: Being a student midwife - p. 106 6. Chapter 7: Evidence-based practice and research for practice - p. 128 7. Chapter 8: Leadership and management in midwifery - p. 144 8. Chapter 9: An introduction to ethics for midwifery practice - p. 163 9. Chapter 10: Law and the midwife - p. 176 10. Chapter 11: Pharmacology and the midwife - p. 197 11. PART 2: Childbirth in context - p. 218 12. Chapter 12: Sociocultural and spiritual context of childbearing - p. 218 13. Chapter 13: Psychological context of childbirth - p. g237 14. Chapter 14: Sex, gender, sexuality, and childbearing - p. 250 15. Chapter 15: National Health Service policy and midwifery - p. 261 16. Chapter 16: Maternity service provision - p. 279 17. Chapter 17: Legal frameworks for the care of the child - p. 293 18. PART 3: Public health, health promotion and childbirth - p. 310 19. Chapter 18: Epidemiology - p. 310 20. Chapter 19: Infection prevention and control in maternity care - p. 344 21. Chapter 20: Nutrition for a healthy pregnancy - p. 363 22. Chapter 21: Complementary therapies and natural remedies in pregnancy and birth - p. 375 23. Chapter 22: Public health, health promotion, and education - p. 389 24. Chapter 23: Preconception care - p. 406 25. Chapter 24: Education for parenthood - p. 422 26. Chapter 25: Physical preparation for childbirth and beyond - p. 441 27. Chapter 26: Vulnerable women and families - p. 459 28. PART 4: The anatomy and physiology of fertility, conception and pregnancy - p. 478 29. Chapter 27: Anatomy of male and female reproduction - p. 478 30. Chapter 28: Female reproductive physiology — cyclical changes in the ovaries, uterus, and mammary gland, across the infertile cycle - p. g504 31. Chapter 29: Genetics and genomics - p. 522 32. Chapter 30: Fertility and its control - p. 547 33. Chapter 31: Infertility and assisted conception - p. 564 34. Chapter 32: From fertilisation to feto-placental development - p. 582 35. Chapter 33: The fetal skull - p. 607 36. PART 5: Pregnancy - p. 630 37. Chapter 34: Maternal cardiovascular, respiratory, haemodynamic, uterine, and gastrointestinal-mammary adaptations to the fertile cycle - p. 630 38. Chapter 35: Antenatal care - p. 647 39. Chapter 36: Antenatal investigations - p. 676 40. Chapter 37: The choice and personalisation agenda: place of birth and care - p. 691 41. PART 6: Labour and birth - p. 704 42. Chapter 38: Neuroendocrinology of parenting: from nocturnal uterine activation to suckling-lactation and emotional connectivity between parents and infant - p. 704 43. Chapter 39: Care in the first stage of labour - p. 730 44. Chapter 40: Care in the second stage of labour - p. 767 45. Chapter 41: Supporting choices in reducing pain and fear during labour - p. 785 46. Chapter 42: Care in the third stage of labour - p. 802 47. Chapter 43: The pelvic floor - p. 826 48. PART 7: Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby - p. 858 49. Chapter 44: Women and family-centred postnatal care - p. 858 50. Chapter 45: Physiology, assessment, and care of the newborn - p. 879 51. Chapter 46: Thermoregulation - p. 922 52. Chapter 47: Infant feeding and relationship building - p. 944 53. PART 8: Women and babies with complex needs - p. 976 54. Chapter 48: The preterm baby and the small baby - p. 976 55. Chapter 49: Respiratory and cardiac disorders in the neonate - p. 1006 56. Chapter 50: Neonatal jaundice - p. 1031 57. Chapter 51: Neonatal infection - p. 1055 58. Chapter 52: Congenital anomalies and metabolic and endocrine disorders - p. 1070 59. Chapter 53: Pregnancy loss and baby deaths - p. 1095 60. Chapter 54: Nausea and vomiting - p. 1112 61. Chapter 55: Bleeding in pregnancy - p. 1120 62. Chapter 56: Hypertensive and medical disorders in pregnancy - p. 1144 63. Chapter 57: Sexually transmitted infections - p. 1179 64. Chapter 58: Abnormalities and anomalies of the genital tract - p. 1194 65. Chapter 59: Multiple pregnancy and birth: implications for midwives, women, and their families - p. 1207 66. Chapter 60: Preterm labour and birth - p. 1226 67. Chapter 61: Induction of labour and post-term pregnancy - p. 1240 68. Chapter 62: Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord - p. 1254 69. Chapter 63: Rhythmic variations of labour - p. 1263 70. Chapter 64: Malpositions and malpresentations - p. 1272 71. Chapter 65: Obstructed labour and uterine rupture - p. 1304 72. Chapter 66: Obstetric interventions - p. 1313 73. Chapter 67: Shoulder dystocia - p. 1330 74. Chapter 68: Complications related to the third stage of labour - p. 1345 75. Chapter 69: Maternal morbidity following childbirth - p. 1365 76. Chapter 70: Mental health and well being in pregnancy and childbirth - p. 1380 77. Chapter 71: Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: grief and bereavement care - p. 1400 78. Chapter 72: Midwifery—practising in a complex world - p. 1428 79. Index - p. 1438
