Perinatal Education Programme (PEP) - Newborn Care Manual

Maternal Care Manual 2006

Editor-in-chief: Prof D L Woods

Editor of the Maternal Care Manual: Prof G B Theron

Members of the Editorial Board: Dr D H Greenfield, Ms H H Louw, Prof G B Theron, Prof H A van Coeverden de Groot, Prof D L Woods

• Introduction

• Contents

  • Unit 1: Antenatal care

  • Unit 2: Assessment of fetal growth and condition during pregnancy

  • Unit 3: The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

  • Unit 4: Antepartum haemorrhage

  • Unit 5: Preterm labour and preterm rupture of the membranes

  • Unit 6: The first stage of labour: the condition of the mother

  • Unit 7: The first stage of labour: the condition of the fetus

  • Unit 8: The first stage of labour: monitoring and management

  • Unit 9: The second stage of labour

  • Unit 10: Pain relief in labour

  • Unit 11: The third stage of labour

  • Unit 12: The puerperium

  • Unit 13: Medical problems during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium

  • Unit 14: Family planning after pregnancy

  • Unit 15: Regionalized perinatal care

  • Skills workshop 1-1: The general examination at the first clinic visit

  • Skills workshop 1-2: Examination of the abdomen in pregnancy

  • Skills workshop 1-3: Vaginal examination in pregnancy

  • Skills workshop 1-4: Screening tests for syphilis

  • Skills workshop 1-5: Screening tests for HIV

  • Skills workshop 2: Routine use of the antenatal card

  • Skills workshop 3: Measuring blood pressure and proteinuria

  • Skills workshop 8-1: Examination of the abdomen in labour

  • Skills workshop 8-2: Vaginal examination in labour

  • Skills workshop 8-3: Recording observations on the partogram

  • Skills workshop 9: Performing and repairing an episiotomy

  • Appendix 1: Guidelines for the management of patients with risk factors and medical problems during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium

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All rights reserved. No part of this Perinatal Education Programme may be altered in any way without the written permission of the editorial board of the Perinatal Education Trust. To facilitate the improvement of perinatal care in Southern Africa, however, parts of the Programme may be reproduced for teaching purposes provided due acknowledgement is given and the material is not sold for financial profit. While the advice and information in the Programme are believed to be accurate, the editorial board cannot accept responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

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