Sullivan Amanda, Kean Lucy, Cryer Alison (eds.) Midwife's Guide to Antenatal Investigations

Churchill Livingstone, 2006. — 213 p. — ISBN: 9780443101410This 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.Clinical Practice in Context
The development of fetal investigations: historical and sociological perspectives
Involving parents: information and informed decisions
Pregnancy loss, breaking bad news and supporting parents
Maternal Investigations
Haematology in pregnancy
Maternal diseases in pregnancy
Infections in pregnancy
Fetal Investigations
First trimester ultrasound scans
The second trimester detailed anomaly scan
Biochemical markers in Down’s syndrome screening
Chromosomal and genetic testing
Assessment of fetal wellbeing
Ongoing Developments
Antenatal investigations for the future