Research Catalog

Title

Nurse-midwifery handbook : a practical guide to prenatal and postpartum care / Linda Wheeler.

Author

Wheeler, Linda A.

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1997], ©1997.

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Details

Description

xiii, 273 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm

Subjects

• Postnatal care
• Prenatal care
• Handbook
• Prenatal Care
• Postnatal Care
• Midwifery

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index.

Contents

• Pt. 1. Preconception Counseling -- Pt. 2. The Initial Prenatal Visit -- Pt. 3. The Prenatal Revisit -- Pt. 4. The Postpartum Period -- App. A. Sample Prenatal Genetic Screen -- App. B. Drug History Form -- App. C. Environmental Exposure History Form -- App. D. Useful Reference Books -- App. E. Food Guide Pyramid: A Guide to Daily Food Choices -- App. F. Useful Addresses and Phone Numbers -- App. G. PRIME-MD Tool to Screen for Mental Disorders -- App. H. Responses to a Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse -- App. I. Guidelines for Working With an Interpreter -- App. J. Agents Associated With Adverse Female Reproductive Capacity or Developmental Effects in Human and Animal Studies -- App. K. Initial Visit History Topics -- App. L. Sample Initial Prenatal Visit Charting of Historical Information -- App. M. Chart for Estimating Body Mass Index -- App. N. Female Circumcision and Map Demonstrating Where It Is Practiced --
• App. O. Criteria For Determining a Positive Tuberculosis Skin Test -- App. P. Summary of Clinician Activities to Prepare for the Return Prenatal Visit -- App. Q. Antepartum Revisit Form for Patients to Complete -- App. R. Models for Drawing on the Maternal Abdomen -- App. S. Sample Birth Plan -- App. T. Preparing Children for Childbirth -- App. U. Words Found to Be Difficult by Women With Low Literacy Skills -- App. V. Checklist for Printed Material -- App. W. Sample Patient Education Material -- App. X. Postpartum Patient History Form for Patients to Complete -- App. Y. Suggestions for Discussing Condom Use with a Man -- App. Z. Relief Measures for the Common Discomforts of Pregnancy.

ISBN

0397553609 (alk. paper)

LCCN

96049608

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries