A Pocket Guide for Student Midwives

This book is written with both degree and diploma student midwives in mind. It is split into two sections, each alphabetical. The first section contains some of the language of midwifery: terms, abbreviations and definitions. The second section contains common conditions, procedures, emergency situations, and supporting information. About the authors; Foreword by Dame Lorna Muirhead, DBE, President of the Royal College of Midwives 1997-2004; Preface; Section 1: The Language of Midwifery; Section 2: Quick Reference Topics; Figures: Flow/action charts; 1.1, 1.2, 1.3: Delivery of occipito-posterior position; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3: Delivery of face presentation; 3.1: Normal haemoglobin Composition; 3.2.1, 3.2.2: Normal adult haemoglobins; 3.3: Normal Fetal haemoglobin; 3.4.1, 3.4.2: Sickle cell haemoglobins; 3.5.1, 3.5.2: Alpha thalassaemia; 3.6.1, 3.6.2: Beta thalassaemia; 4: Heel prick sites; 5.1 to 5.9: Placenta types