Pharmacology in Midwifery

Essential knowledge for safe medication management Pharmacology in Midwifery has been written specifically for midwives in Australia and New Zealand and focuses on medications and their management - a core subject of the nursing curriculum and an integral part of practice.Written by highly respected experts in both pharmacology and midwifery, the textbook takes the reader through essential information about drugs and their therapeutic effects. It then explores pharmacology in the midwifery scope of practice, considering pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care, both for normal and low risk pregnancies and women with complex needs.This book is a useful foundation text for midwifery students as well as for practising midwives wishing to refresh or augment their skills as prescribers. INDICE: Part 1: Introduction to Pharmacology1. Drugs and Medicines2. Clinical, Ethical and Legal Foundations of PharmacotherapyPart 2: Principles of Pharmacology3. Molecular Drug targets and Pharmacodynamics4. Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion5. Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Regimen6. Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug interactionsPart 3: Pharmacology across the childbearing continuum7. Pregnancy8. Labour and Birth9. Post Partum10. Newborn and Lactation11. VaccinationPart 4: Pharmacology for special considerations12. Infection & Sepsis13. Diabetes14. Thyroid15. Hypertension16. Blood and blood clotting17. Pre term labour18. Asthma19. Mental health20. Epilepsy21. Drugs of addiction/substance dependence22. Role of the Midwife

• ISBN: 978-0-7295-4460-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 456
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés