Varney's midwifery / edited by Tekoa L. King, CNM, MPH, FACNM, Deputy Editor, Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California ; Mary C. Brucker, CNM, PhD, FACNM, Editor, Nursing for Women's Health, Assistant Professor, Adjunct Track, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC ; Jan M. Kriebs, CNM, MSN, FACNM, Assistant Professor and Director, Midwifery, Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland ; Jenifer O. Fahey, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Productive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland ; Carolyn L. Gegor, CNM, MS, FACNM, Assistant Professor, Nurse-Midwifery & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program, School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Georgetown University, Washington, DC ; Helen Varney, CNM, DHL (Hon.) MSN, FACNM, Professor Emertia, Yale university School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut.

Preceded by Varney's midwifery / Helen Varney, Jan M. Kriebs, Carolyn L. Gegor. 4th edition, ©2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Midwifery -- Part II. Primary Care -- Part III. Gynecology -- Part IV. Antepartum -- Part V. Intrapartum -- Part VI. Postpartum -- --

Part I. Midwifery : -- 1. The History and Profession of Midwifery in the United States -- 2. Professional Midwifery Today -- 3. International Midwifery and Safe Motherhood -- -- Part II. Primary Care : -- 4. An Introduction to the Care of Women -- 5. Pharmacotherapeutics -- 6. Nutrition -- 7. Health Promotion and Health Maintenance -- 8. Primary Care -- 9. Mental Health Conditions -- 10. Preconception Care -- -- Part III. Gynecology : -- 11. Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System -- 12. Menstrual Cycle Abnormalities -- 13. Gynecologic Disorders -- 14. Breast Conditions -- 15. Reproductive Tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections -- 16. Family Planning -- 17. Nonhormonal Contraception -- 18. Hormonal Contraception -- 19. Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond -- -- Part IV. Antepartum : -- 20. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy: Placental, Fetal And Maternal Adaptations -- 21. Genetics -- 22. Prenatal Care -- 23. Obstetric Complications in Pregnancy -- 24. Medical Complications in Pregnancy -- -- Part V. Intrapartum : -- 25. Anatomy and Physiology during Labor and Birth -- 26. The First Stage of Labor -- 27. Fetal Assessment During Labor -- 28. Support for Women in Labor -- 29. The Second Stage of Labor and Birth -- 30. Complications during Labor and Birth -- 31. Third and Fourth Stages of Labor -- 32. Birth in the Home and Birth Center -- -- Part VI. Postpartum : -- 33. Anatomy and Phyiology of Postpartum -- 34. Postpartum Care -- 35. Postpartum Complications -- 36. Breast Feeding and the Mother-Newborn Dyad -- 37. Anatomy and Physiology of the Newborn -- 38. Care of the Newborn at Birth -- 39. Neonatal Care.

"The gold standard for midwives and students is back with Varney's Midwifery, Fifth Edition. New to this edition are chapters describing the profession of midwifery, reproductive physiology, clinical genetics, and support for women in labor. Interwoven throughout is information on primary care, gynecology, maternity care, and neonatal care. With chapters written by a variety of expert midwives and an increased emphasis on reproductive anatomy and physiology, this new edition assists students and clinicians in understanding not only what to do but why. Updated to reflect evidence-based care, this edition also discusses the pathophysiology of various conditions in the context of normal changes in the reproductive cycle. Also included are numerous new anatomical and clinical illustrations. In this edition, the skills chapters have been significantly revised and reformatted into relevant chapter appendices to help students, new midwives, and international readers learn essential skills in sequential steps. These critical midwifery skills include performing a pelvic examination, hand maneuvers for birth, delivery of a fetus in breech presentation, and current evidence-based steps for managing a postpartum hemorrhage."--Publisher's website.