Good Health Midwife
How does the midwife confirm that a pregnant woman is in good health? Discuss the assessment of physical wellbeing of the woman and what the midwife does when there are deviations from the normal health for the woman.
Contents Introduction 3 The Role of the Midwife in Antenatal Care 4 First Antenatal Booking Visit 6 Return Antenatal Visits 7 Normal Values and Deviations from Normal 9 Signs of Deterioration 10 Recognition of acute critical illness in pregnancy 13 Conclusion 15 Reference List 16 Appendix 1: Maternity Observation Chart 18 Appendix 2: National early Warning Scores 19 Appendix 3: ABCDE observation chart 21 Appendix 4: ViEWS & Glasgow Coma Scale 22
Introduction
‘Midwives provide high quality …show more content…
&. D. K., 2010. Early warning scoring systems: observation of care in practice. British Journal of Nursing, 19(18), pp. 1180-1184.
National Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2013. National Early Warning Scores, Dublin: Department of Health.
NICE, 2010. Antenatal Care, UK: NHS.
Odell, M., 2010. Are early warning scores the only way to rapidly detect and manage deterioration?, Reading: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
Philipp, E. E., 1964. Obstetrics in General Practice: Minor Disorders of Pregnancy. British Medical Journal, Volume March, pp. 749-752.
Raynor, M. e. a., 2012. Midwifery Practice: Critical Illness, Complications and Emergencies Casebook. 1st ed. Berkshire: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill.
Sellers, P. M., 1993. Midwifery Volume 1. 1st ed. Lansdowne: Juta & Co, Ltd..
Tiran, D. &. A., 2008. Baillière's Midwives' Dictionary. 11th ed. London: Baillière Tindall Elsevier Ltd..
Varney, H. e. a., 2004. Varney's Midwifery. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc..
Wilkinson, D. &. S. M., 2000. Primary Trauma Care, Oxford: Primary Trauma Care Foundation.
Williams, E., 2009. Optimal treatment of minor ailments in pregnancy requires careful evaluation of the risks and benefits. Pharmacy in Practice, Volume September, pp.
Contents Introduction 3 The Role of the Midwife in Antenatal Care 4 First Antenatal Booking Visit 6 Return Antenatal Visits 7 Normal Values and Deviations from Normal 9 Signs of Deterioration 10 Recognition of acute critical illness in pregnancy 13 Conclusion 15 Reference List 16 Appendix 1: Maternity Observation Chart 18 Appendix 2: National early Warning Scores 19 Appendix 3: ABCDE observation chart 21 Appendix 4: ViEWS & Glasgow Coma Scale 22
Introduction
‘Midwives provide high quality …show more content…
&. D. K., 2010. Early warning scoring systems: observation of care in practice. British Journal of Nursing, 19(18), pp. 1180-1184.
National Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2013. National Early Warning Scores, Dublin: Department of Health.
NICE, 2010. Antenatal Care, UK: NHS.
Odell, M., 2010. Are early warning scores the only way to rapidly detect and manage deterioration?, Reading: Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.
Philipp, E. E., 1964. Obstetrics in General Practice: Minor Disorders of Pregnancy. British Medical Journal, Volume March, pp. 749-752.
Raynor, M. e. a., 2012. Midwifery Practice: Critical Illness, Complications and Emergencies Casebook. 1st ed. Berkshire: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill.
Sellers, P. M., 1993. Midwifery Volume 1. 1st ed. Lansdowne: Juta & Co, Ltd..
Tiran, D. &. A., 2008. Baillière's Midwives' Dictionary. 11th ed. London: Baillière Tindall Elsevier Ltd..
Varney, H. e. a., 2004. Varney's Midwifery. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc..
Wilkinson, D. &. S. M., 2000. Primary Trauma Care, Oxford: Primary Trauma Care Foundation.
Williams, E., 2009. Optimal treatment of minor ailments in pregnancy requires careful evaluation of the risks and benefits. Pharmacy in Practice, Volume September, pp.