The modern study guide is devoted to the specialized care of the midwife for the woman who has given birth. It can be used by healthcare educators as well as tutors, students and medical practitioners.
After the great excitement surrounding the birth has passed, another, very important change in the life of every woman comes - the postpartum period begins. Regardless of whether it is normal or related to pathology, the postpartum period raises many questions, the answers to which every woman can get from the midwife. Between the midwife and the woman in labor, an extremely close bond is created, born of the same gender, identical experiences and the sharing of some of the most intimate and cherished moments of life, such as pregnancy and childbirth.
This book presents topics aimed at mastering basic knowledge, skills and competence necessary for midwives to provide special care for women with normal and pathological puerperium. The selection and distribution of topics, theoretical summaries and developed algorithms will allow future midwives to be prepared and confident that they will learn and apply good midwifery practices in the care of women in labor in the future.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
1. Normal puerperium. Observation of the reverse development of the uterus and tracking of lochia
2. Extragenital changes in the puerperium
3. Breastfeeding - basics. Anatomic-physiological justification of lactation
4. Breastfeeding support - duties of the midwife
5. Methods and means to increase and stop lactation
6. Some myths about breastfeeding
7. Diet of the lactating woman
8. Drug therapy and breastfeeding. Helping women with addictions
9. Contraceptive counseling
10. Postpartum gymnastics. Mode of labor and rest of the mother
11. Special obstetric care for women with violations of the integrity of the vulva and perineum
12. Conditions for discharge of a woman in labor and a newborn. Documentation
13. Care for women in labor with operative intervention - manual and instrumental revision of the uterus, uterovaginal tamponade
14. Peculiarities of care for women in labor with operative delivery
15. Obstetrics diagnosis and behavior in preeclampsia and eclampsia
16. Care of a woman in labor with twins, with a large and giant fetus and symphysiolysis
17. Behavior and care of women in labor with abnormalities in the development and functions of the mammary glands
18. Postpartum mastitis
19. Behavior and care of a woman in labor with subinvolution and lochiometer. Collection of lochial secretion for microbiological examination
20. Care of women in labor with early and late bleeding in the puerperium
21. Care of women in labor with inflammatory diseases of the wounds of the vulva, perineum and vagina
22. Puerperal infections
23. Thromboembolic diseases in the puerperal period
24. Obstetric care for women who gave birth in outpatient settings
25. Care for women in labor with extragenital diseases – diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, hepatitis and AIDS
26. Providing care for women and their families experiencing loss and grief - stillbirth and birth with abnormalities
27. Postpartum depression
