This book serves as a guide to a comprehensive range of diagnostic screenings and tests used during pregnancy. It links routine antenatal care with specialist investigations, describing when follow up is required and how to interpret the results. Designed for ease of reference, this resource helps midwives make informed, evidence-based clinical decisions. It also provides guidance about how best to discuss sensitive issues with mothers and how to provide support to parents receiving bad news. This book is an essential resource for midwives and other health professionals involved in delivering antenatal care to women and their families. Expert contributors ensure that the information is reliable and up-to-date, and the easy-to-use format guides practitioners through each procedure, interpretation of results, and appropriate interventions.

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The only book of its kind, developed to provide midwives with a comprehensive guide to antenatal investigations in an accessible format.
Includes a range of clinical scenarios and considers the parents' point of view, which brings the tests to life and helps midwives understand the clinical application and impact of investigations.
A chapter written by the national charity ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices) relates first-hand accounts from parents whose newborns have been diagnosed with an abnormality, providing insight into how best to provide sensitive care to parents facing difficult situations.
Extensive illustrations, diagrams, summary tables and ultrasound scan images make the information in the book clear and understandable.
Best practice guidance from National Screening Committee (NSC) are provided to ensure all practitioners are aware of the NSC policy.
Clinical guidance is supported by explanations of common and specialist terminology and developments in technology.
The fundamental principles underlying genetic and chromosomal testing are described.
The historical and cultural aspects of antenatal investigations are discussed, as well as the potential impact of these technologies on the future role of the midwife.

著者情報

By Amanda Sullivan, BA(Hons), PGDip, PhD, RM, RGN, Consultant Midwife, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK; Lucy Kean, BM, BCH, DM, MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician, Subspecialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK and Alison Cryer, SRN, SCM, Regional Coordinator Antenatal Screening Programmes, East Midlands, UK

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詳細情報
ISBN Number	9780443101410
Description Author List	By Amanda Sullivan, BA(Hons), PGDip, PhD, RM, RGN, Consultant Midwife, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK; Lucy Kean, BM, BCH, DM, MRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician, Subspecialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK and Alison Cryer, SRN, SCM, Regional Coordinator Antenatal Screening Programmes, East Midlands, UK
Copyright Year	2006
Edition Number	1
Format	Book
Trim	189w x 246h (7.44" x 9.68")
Imprint	Churchill Livingstone
Page Count	212
Publication Date	28 Jul 2006
Stock Status	IN STOCK

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