Main description:

This book presents a patient centric, holistic view and management strategy for registered nurses, advanced practice nurses and midwives to care for the pregnant female, including considerations in pregnancy planning. There is a significant gap in information about holistic care and nursing considerations of the pregnant female with regards to pain management, which this book fills.
It develops on the preparation before pregnancy, as nutrition or exercise, on behavioural management of pain with the impact of anxiety and different therapies. The book examines the musculoskeletal pain, the headache and fibromyalgia occurring during pregnancy. It also informs on the nutraceuticals in pregnancy, the use of opioids and of nerve blocks. This book finally explores complementary treatments during pregnancy.Case-studies are presented for improved understanding and to provide a real-world perspective. This book, written by nursing and psychology experts in their fields of specialty practice, will appeal to nurses and midwives working with pregnant women or planning to have a baby.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction a) Overview of pregnancy b) Overview of acute and chronic pain c) Why do nurses need to know, role.d) Review guidelines from Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), APRN on OB/GYN
Chapter 2.Background
a) Incidenceb) Epidemiologyc) Common pain problemsd) Drugs in pregnancye) OUD/SUD in pregnancy (general population)f) Challenges
Chapter 3. In preparation for pregnancy a) Nutrition/microbiomeb) Exercise/ fitnessc) Optimize chronic pain therapies d) Conditions (painful) that may improve during pregnancy e) Pregnancy registries
Chapter 4. Musculoskeletal Pain during pregnancy
a) Occurrence/incidenceb) Diagnosisc) Treatmentsa. Pharmaceuticalb. Non-pharmaceuticalc. Injection therapies (?)d. Behavioural management therapiese. Physical therapyf. Resources g. Nursing considerations (?)h. Cases studies v/s clinical pearls/thought provoking questions
Chapter 5. Headache/migraine during pregnancy
a) Occurrence/incidenceb) Diagnosisc) Pharmaceuticald) Non-pharmaceuticale) Injection therapiesf) Behavioural management therapiesg) Physical therapyh) Resourcesi) Nursing considerations (?)j) Cases studies v/s clinical pearls/thought provoking questions
Chapter 6. Fibromyalgia/generalized body pain during pregnancy
a) Occurrence/incidenceb) Diagnosisc) Pharmaceuticald) Non-pharmaceuticale) Injection therapiesf) Behavioural management therapiesg) Physical therapyh) Resources i) Nursing considerations (?)j) Cases studies v/s clinical pearls/thought provoking questions
Chapter 7. Nutraceuticals in pregnancy

Chapter 8. Opioids in pregnancy (outside OUD)
Chapter 9. Use of nerve blocks in pregnancy
a) Safetya.Stages of pregnancyb) Utilityc) Pros/consd) Who to refer to?
Chapter 10. Complementary treatments in pregnancy a) acupuncture b) acupressure c) aroma therapy
Chapter 11. Behavioural management in pregnancy a) Impact/incidence of anxiety/depression in pregnancy b) Overview of mental health on pain managementc) Therapies:a. CBTb. ACTd) Relaxation, breathing, distractione) Techniques that nurses can learn to help their patientsf) There's an APP for that g) Other resourcesh) Nursing considerations (?)i) Possible case-study Chapter 12. Additional Case-studies