Main description:

Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary remains the dictionary of choice for midwives throughout the world!

The 13th edition of this established and well-respected pocket dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of midwives in a variety of clinical settings throughout the world. Woman friendly in approach with a variety of helpful illustrations, the dictionary also contains helpful appendices - post-partum haemorrhage, maternal basic life support, neonatal resuscitation, management of shoulder dystocia, and cord prolapse - together with a useful glossary.

User friendly text presented in a handy pocket size format
Woman friendly definitions
Helpful appendices address primary PPH, maternal basic life support, neonatal resuscitation, management of shoulder dystocia, and cord prolapse
Abbreviations list defines common terms
Suitable for all midwifery settings, from high-tech obstetric units to home births to remote isolated areas in developing countries

Expanded number of entries to aid comprehensiveness
Includes updates in genetics, antenatal tests and investigations, infertility terminology and techniques

Contents:

Dictionary of terms

Appendices

1 Management of primary postpartum haemorrhage

2 Basic life support (mother)

3 Neonatal resuscitation

4 Management of shoulder dystocia

5 Management of cord prolapse

6 Abbreviations