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BNS 227: Abnormal Midwifery

Focusing on the identification, management, and prevention of complications and abnormalities during pregnancy, labour, and the puerperium.

Course Content

Explore the detailed topics covered in Abnormal Midwifery.

Abnormalities in Pregnancy

Bleeding in Early PregnancyNotes coming soon Hyperemesis GravidarumNotes coming soon Bleeding in Late PregnancyNotes coming soon Medical Diseases Complicating PregnancyNotes coming soon Multiple PregnancyNotes coming soon Prolonged Pregnancy & Post MaturityNotes coming soon Rhesus IncompatibilityNotes coming soon Preterm Labor & PROMNotes coming soon

Abnormalities in Labour

Prolonged LabourNotes coming soon Abnormal Uterine ActionNotes coming soon Induction of LabourNotes coming soon Malpresentations and PositionsNotes coming soon Cephalo-pelvic DisproportionsNotes coming soon Cord ProlapseNotes coming soon Obstructed Labour & Ruptured UterusNotes coming soon Post Partum Haemorrhage (PPH)Notes coming soon Foetal DistressNotes coming soon

Abnormalities in Puerperium & The Newborn

Puerperal Sepsis & PyrexiaNotes coming soon Psychiatric EmergenciesNotes coming soon Subinvolution of the UterusNotes coming soon Thromboembolic DisordersNotes coming soon Congenital MalformationsNotes coming soon The Premature BabyNotes coming soon Asphyxia NeonatorumNotes coming soon Neonatal Infections & JaundiceNotes coming soon

Life Saving Skills and Drugs

Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmONC)Notes coming soon Management of PPH & EclampsiaNotes coming soon Neonatal ResuscitationNotes coming soon Management of SepsisNotes coming soon Antihypertensives & AnticonvulsantsNotes coming soon Oxytocics & TocolyticsNotes coming soon Corticosteroids for Fetal Lung MaturityNotes coming soon

Key References

A selection of key texts and resources cited in this course unit.

  1. Monga, A & Baker, P, (2006) Obstetrics by Ten Teachers: A Hodder Arnold Publication
  2. Magowan, BA, Owen, P, et al (2009) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Saunders
  3. Fraser, DM & Cooper, MA. (2009) Myles' Textbook for Midwives, Churchill Livingstone
  4. Varney, H, Kriebs, JM & Gegor, CL (2003) Varney's Midwifery, Jones & Bartlett.
  5. WHO. (2015). Managing complications in pregnancy and childbirth: a guide for midwives and doctors.
  6. MacDonald, S., & Johnson, G. (Eds.). (2016). Mayes' Midwifery E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
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