Maternity and Infant Welfare (eBook)

A Handbook for Health Visitors, Parents, & Others in India

Ruth Young (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-9407-3 (ISBN)

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Maternity and Infant Welfare: A Handbook for Health Visitors, Parents, & Others in India describes the hygiene of pregnant women and the puerperium. This book is organized into two main parts encompassing 22 chapters that discuss the physiology and general care of normal pregnancy, as well as the abnormal conditions in pregnancy. Some of the topics covered in the book are the testing of urine; development and conditions of syphilis, gonorrhoea, and tuberculosis during pregnancy; causes and prevention of abortion and still-birth; preparations for child birth; care of the lying-in woman; care of the newly born infant; and causes and prevention of puerperal sepsis. Other chapters deal with the general development of a healthy baby and the care, feeding, training, and discipline of infants. These topics are followed by an analysis of the conditions of premature babies. The remaining chapters examine the disorders of the stomach and intestines, as well as the development of marasmus, rickets, respiratory tract disorders, and abnormalities in infants. The book can provide useful information to nurses, doctors, students, and the general reader.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Maternity and infant Welfare 2
Table of Contents 8
PREFACE 4
PART ONE: THE HYGIENE OF PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM 10
CHAPTER I. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NORMAL PREGNANCY 12
CHAPTER II. GENERAL CARE DURING PREGNANCY 17
Fresh Air 18
Light and Sunshine. 19
Cleanliness in the Home 20
Personal Hygiene 22
CHAPTER III. ABNORMAL CONDITIONS DURING PREGNANCY 27
Excessive Anaemia 27
Excessive Vomiting 28
Oedema of the Feet and Face 28
Haemorrhage 29
Pain 29
Purulent Vaginal Discharge, or Sores on the Genitals 30
Stunted Growth or Lameness 31
Pendulous Abdomen 32
Fevers during Pregnancy 33
Conclusion 33
CHAPTER IV. TESTING OF URINE 35
CHAPTER V. SYPHILIS, GONORRHOEA, AND TUBERCULOSIS IN RELATION TO PREGNANCY 38
CHAPTER VI. ABORTION AND STILLBIRTH : CAUSES AND PREVENTION 43
A. Abortion. 43
B. Stillbirth. 46
CHAPTER VII. THE PREPARATIONS FOR CHILDBIRTH 48
The date of labour 48
Provision for medical attendance 48
Preparations for the mother 49
Preparations for the infant 51
Preparation of the room 51
CHAPTER VIII. THE CARE OF THE LYING-IN WOMAN 52
Involution of the Uterus 52
The Bowels 53
Diet of the Nursing Mother 54
The Breasts and Nursing 54
Sitting up 59
CHAPTER IX. THE CARE OF THE NEWLY BORN INFANT 60
CHAPTER X. CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS 64
The Causes of Puerperal Infection 64
Prevention of Puerperal Sepsis 68
PART TWO: INFANT WELFARE. 70
SECTION I: HEALTHY BABIES 72
CHAPTER I. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORMAL BABY 72
Weight 73
Height 74
The Teeth 74
CHAPTER II. GENERAL CARE OF THE BABY 76
Fresh Air 76
Cleanliness 77
Action of the Bowels 79
Clothing 79
The Bed and Bedding 81
Rest, Sleep and Exercise 83
CHAPTER III. FEEDING OF THE BABY 86
The Breast and Lactation 87
The Composition and Chemistry of Human Milk 88
Regulation of Breast-Feeding 90
Weaning 92
Wet Nursing 95
Artificial Feeding 96
Testing of Milk 106
CHAPTER IV. REGULAR HABITS AND DISCIPLINE 111
SECTION 2: SICKLY BABIES 113
CHAPTER I. PREMATURE BABIES. 113
CHAPTER II. DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES. 115
Thrush 115
Slight Vomiting 116
Too Much Wind 116
Constipation 117
Occasional Diarrhoea 118
Modification of Milk 121
CHAPTER III. MARASMUS 125
CHAPTER IV. RICKETS 127
CHAPTER V. DISORDERS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT 129
Common Cold 133
Bronchitis 135
Pneumonia 136
Tuberculosis 137
CHAPTER VI. SKIN AFFECTIONS IN INFANCY 140
Prickly Heat 140
Intertrigo 141
Eczema 141
Inflamed or Excoriated Buttocks 142
Ulcers and Boils 143
Pediculosis 144
Scabies or Itch 144
Impetigo Contagiosa 145
Syphilis 146
CHAPTER VII. PREVENTION OF EYE AND EAR DISEASES 149
Sore Eyes 149
Discharge from the Ears 151
CHAPTER VIII. ABNORMALITIES 154
Congenital Pyloric Stenosis 154
Imperforate Anas 155
Imperforate Urethra 156
PART THREE: THE WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS 158
CHAPTER I. THE WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS 160
I. Causes of Infant Mortality 161
2. Methods for reducing the rate of Infant Mortality 166
Qualifications and Work of a Health Visitor 174
APPENDIX 186

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.1.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-9407-8 / 1483194078
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-9407-3 / 9781483194073