topic:"Maternal Health" found 26 records - Provincial Hospitals Library Catalogue

Activity in the first six weeks after giving birth

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IWK. Physiotherapy, IWK. Family Newborn Adult Surgery Unit, IWK. Family and Newborn Unit, IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology, IWK. Birth Unit. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2017.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0898

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After the hard work of delivery of a baby, many mothers have questions about when they should start to exercises, or return to their usual exercise routine. This guide should help with some of those questions.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Physiotherapy; IWK. Family Newborn Adult Surgery Unit; IWK. Family and Newborn Unit; IWK. Urogynaecology / General Gynaecology; IWK. Birth Unit

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2017

Format: Pamphlet

Language: English

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Exercise; Maternal Health; Postnatal Care

Subjects (LCSH): Exercise; New mothers--Health and hygiene; Postnatal care

Abstract: After the hard work of delivery of a baby, many mothers have questions about when they should start to exercises, or return to their usual exercise routine. This guide should help with some of those questions.

Notes: This pamphlet replaces PL-0245 "Exercise Program after Birth of Your Baby" and PL-0246 "Exercise Program after Caesarean Birth" as of 2015.

Responsibility: IWK Family Newborn Adult Surgery Unit, Halifax, NS

Pamphlet Number: PL-0898

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Canadian perinatal health report : 2003

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(2003) --Ottawa, ON: Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System , 2003.

Call Number: WQ 210 C21278 2003

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 210 C21278 2003

Edition: 2003

Alternate Title: Canadian perinatal surveillance system

Place of Publication: Ottawa, ON

Publisher: Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System

Date of Publication: 2003

Physical Description: 227 p.

ISSN: 0-662-35503-2

Subjects (MeSH): Perinatal Care - statistics & numerical data; Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Infant Mortality - statistics & numerical data; Pregnancy - statistics & numerical data; Infant Welfare - statistics & numerical data; Canada

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Canadian perinatal surveillance system : 2000

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52962

Reproductive Health Division, Bureau of Reproductive and Child Health, Health Canada. --Ottawa, ON: Health Canada , 2000.

Call Number: WQ 210 C21278 2000

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 210 C21278 2000

Corporate Author: Reproductive Health Division, Bureau of Reproductive and Child Health, Health Canada

Alternate Title: Canadian perinatal health report

Place of Publication: Ottawa, ON

Publisher: Health Canada

Date of Publication: 2000

Physical Description: 146 p.

ISBN: 662293096

Subjects (MeSH): Perinatal Care - statistics & numerical data; Maternal Health Services; Infant Mortality; Maternal Mortality; Canada

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Clinical Management of Pregnancies following ART

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41441

Kanna Jayaprakasan, Lucy Kean, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2017.

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This book provides a practical overview of the clinical management of assisted reproduction treatment (ART), ranging from pre-pregnancy care through pregnancy, to birth and beyond. ART is increasingly used worldwide as it offers the greatest chances of success among currently available fertility treatment options, regardless of the cause of infertility. Over the last two decades, there have been considerable advances in the field of ART, and its use has become much more accessible. Clinical Man…

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Other Authors: Jayaprakasan, Kanna; Kean, Lucy

Responsibility: Kanna Jayaprakasan, Lucy Kean, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2017

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : 15 illus., 13 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319428581; 9783319428567 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Maternal Health; Perinatal Care; Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted

Abstract: This book provides a practical overview of the clinical management of assisted reproduction treatment (ART), ranging from pre-pregnancy care through pregnancy, to birth and beyond. ART is increasingly used worldwide as it offers the greatest chances of success among currently available fertility treatment options, regardless of the cause of infertility. Over the last two decades, there have been considerable advances in the field of ART, and its use has become much more accessible. Clinical Management of Pregnancies following ART discusses the importance of understanding potential risks and problems, the psychological impact on prospective parents, and the available choices for parents. It is a useful guide for all health professionals involved in the care of women undergoing ART.

Contents: Pre-conception risk assessment -- Medical problems (advanced age, endocrine disease, obesity, malignancies, turners syndrome etc.) -- Gynaecological problems (fibroids, polyps, congenital uterine anomalies, hydrosalpinx, endometriosis, PCOS) -- Psychological issues of periconceptual period -- Pre-conceptual diagnosis (PGD/ PGS/CGH) -- Complications of ART and associated early pregnancy problems (OHSS, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage) -- Early pregnancy support: evidence based management (progesterone/ folic acid/ heparin and aspirin etc) -- Pre-natal screening options (congenital anomalies, aneuploidies, impact of IVF on serum screening) -- Multiple pregnancy -- Pregnancy associated complication (Hypertensive disorders, growth disorders, placental site problems, older women, conception following donor treatment, Surrogate pregnancies) -- Intrapartum and post partum care (are they at risk of intrapartum problems?, depression due to high expectation) -- Ongoing developments in ART and pregnancy outcome (IVM, fertility preservation: ovarian tissue/whole ovary/ oocyte cryopreservation).

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Creasy and Resnick's maternal-fetal medicine : principles and practice

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editors, Robert K. Creasy ... [et al.]. (8th ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier , c2019.

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Long recognized as the authoritative leader in the field, Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8th Edition, continues to provide the latest evidence-based guidelines for obstetric and neonatal management, helping you minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care. Written by renowned experts in obstetrics, gynecology, and perinatology, this comprehensive resource has been thoroughly updated and reflects new information in every area, including recent tremendous advanc…

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Other Authors: Creasy, Robert K.

Responsibility: editors, Robert K. Creasy ... [et al.]

Edition: 8th ed.

Alternate Title: Maternal-fetal medicine

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Elsevier

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 1408 p.

ISBN: 9780323479103

Subjects (MeSH): Pregnancy - physiology; Prenatal Diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications; Fetal Diseases; Fetus - physiology

Specialty: Maternal Health; Perinatology

Abstract: Long recognized as the authoritative leader in the field, Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8th Edition, continues to provide the latest evidence-based guidelines for obstetric and neonatal management, helping you minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care. Written by renowned experts in obstetrics, gynecology, and perinatology, this comprehensive resource has been thoroughly updated and reflects new information in every area, including recent tremendous advances in genetics, imaging, and more.

Contents: Part 1: Scientific basis of perinatal biology. Human basic genetics and patterns of inheritance -- Molecular genetic technology -- Normal early development -- Amniotic fluid dynamics -- Multiple gestation: the biology of twinning -- Physiology of parturition -- Pathogenesis of spontaneous preterm birth -- Immunology of pregnancy -- Maternal cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal adaptation to pregnancy -- Endocrinology of pregnancy -- The breast and the physiology of lactation -- Maternal nutrition -- Fetal cardiovascular physiology -- Behavioral states in the fetus: relationship to fetal health and development -- Placental respiratory gas exchange and fetal oxygenation -- Fetal lung development and surfactant -- Evidence-based practice in perinatal medicine -- Part 2: Obstetric imaging. Section I: Principles of fetal imaging. Performing and documenting the fetal anatomy ultrasound examination -- Doppler ultrasound: select fetal and maternal applications -- Clinical applications of three-dimensional sonography in obstetrics -- MRI in obstetrical imaging -- Section II: Lesions. Central nervous system imaging -- Cephalocele -- Choroid plexus cysts -- Holoprosencephaly -- Porencephalic cyst -- Ventriculomegaly: aqueductal stenosis -- Ventriculomegaly: arnold-chiari malformation -- Ventriculomegaly: borderline lateral cerebral ventriculomegaly -- Ventriculomegaly: dandy-walker malformation and variant -- Agenesis of the corpus callosum -- Arachnoid cyst -- Exencephaly and anencephaly -- Hydranencephaly -- Microcephaly -- Vein of Galen aneurysm -- Imaging of the face and neck -- Cleft lip and palate -- Cystic hygroma -- Micrognathia -- Abnormal orbits -- Goiter -- Thoracic imaging -- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia -- Cystic lung lesions, CPAM/CCAM, and sequestration -- Congenital high airway obstruction -- Pleural effusion -- Fetal cardiac malformations and arrhythmias: detection, diagnosis, management, and prognosis -- Abdominal imaging -- Abdominal ascites -- Intestinal atresias -- Gastroschisis -- Omphalocele -- Cystic abdominal lesions -- Echogenic abdominal lesions -- Limb-body stalk lesions -- Umbilical vein varix -- Esophageal atresia -- Urogenital imaging -- Skeletal imaging -- Placenta and umbilical cord imaging -- Marginal and velamentous umbilical cord insertion -- Molar gestation -- Placenta accreta-increta-percreta -- Placental echolucencies: lakes, cysts, chorangioma -- Placenta previa -- Single umbilical artery -- Amniotic fluid volume -- Circumvallate placenta -- Subchorionic hematoma -- Succenturiate placenta -- Vasa previa -- Uterus and adnexae imaging -- Adnexal mass, complex and simple -- Uterine anomalies -- Uterine myomas -- First-trimester imaging -- Fetal structural anomalies -- Nuchal translucency -- Nasal bone -- Part 3: Fetal disorders: diagnosis and therapy. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital disorders -- Teratogenesis and environmental exposure -- Assessment of fetal health -- Intrapartum fetal surveillance -- Assessment and induction of fetal pulmonary maturity -- Invasive fetal therapy -- Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn -- Nonimmune hydrops -- Multiple gestation: clinical characteristics and management -- Part 4: Disorders at the maternal-fetal interface. Prevention and management of preterm parturition -- Premature rupture of the membranes -- Clinical aspects of normal and abnormal labor -- Recurrent pregnancy loss -- Stillbirth -- Placenta previa, placenta accreta, abruptio placentae, and vasa previa -- Intrauterine growth restriction -- Pregnancy-related hypertension -- Part 5: Maternal complications. Patient safety in obstetrics -- Maternal mortality -- Maternal and fetal infections -- Cardiac diseases -- Coagulation disorders in pregnancy -- Thromboembolic disease in pregnancy -- Anemia and pregnancy -- Malignancy and pregnancy -- Renal disorders -- Respiratory diseases in pregnancy -- Diabetes in pregnancy -- Obesity in pregnancy -- Thyroid disease and pregnancy -- Other endocrine disorders of pregnancy -- Gastrointestinal disease in pregnancy -- Diseases of the liver, biliary system, and pancreas -- Pregnancy and rheumatic diseases -- Neurologic disorders -- Management of depression and psychoses in pregnancy and in the puerperium -- Substance abuse in pregnancy -- The skin and pregnancy -- Anesthesia considerations for complicated pregnancies -- Intensive care considerations for the critically ill parturient -- Pregnancy as a window to future health -- Part 6: The neonate. Neonatal morbidities of prenatal and perinatal origin.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Evidence-based care for breastfeeding mothers : a resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals

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Maria Pollard, author. --Abingdon, UK: Routledge , c2011.

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Location: Online

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Author: Pollard, Maria

Responsibility: Maria Pollard, author

Place of Publication: Abingdon, UK

Publisher: Routledge

Date of Publication: c2011

Physical Description: 256 p.

ISBN: 9780203808931

Subjects (MeSH): Allied Health Personnel; Breast Feeding; Lactation; Maternal Health Services; Midwifery

Contents: Putting breastfeeding into context -- Anatomy and physiology of lactation -- Essential skills for practice -- Good practice to promote, initiate, and support breastfeeding -- Management of common problems -- Supporting mothers with special needs -- Infants with special needs -- Alternative methods of infant feeding when breastfeeding is not possible -- Introducing solid foods -- Ongoing support for breastfeeding mothers -- Developing knowledge and skills to support breastfeeding mothers.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Family-centered maternity and newborn care : national guidelines

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Health and Welfare Canada. --Ottawa, ON: Health and Welfare Canada , 1987.

Call Number: WQ 27 DC2 F18 1987

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 27 DC2 F18 1987

Corporate Author: Health and Welfare Canada

Alternate Title: Recommended standards for maternity and newborn care

Place of Publication: Ottawa, ON

Publisher: Health and Welfare Canada

Date of Publication: 1987

Physical Description: 121 p.

ISBN: 662154568

Subjects (MeSH): Maternal Health Services - standards; Infant Care - standards; Prenatal Care - standards; Hospitals, Maternity - standards; Canada

Notes: This publication replaces recommended standards for maternity and newborn care.

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Family-centered maternity and newborn care : national guidelines

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53372

--Ottawa, ON: Health Canada , 2000.

Call Number: WS 420 F125 2000

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WS 420 F125 2000

Place of Publication: Ottawa, ON

Publisher: Health Canada

Date of Publication: 2000

Physical Description: various pagings

ISBN: 662287029

Subjects (MeSH): Infant Care - standards; Infant, Newborn; Hospital, Maternity - standards; Maternal-Child Health Services - standards; Maternal Health Services - standards; Maternal Welfare - standards; Canada

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Family Centred Care Council minutes

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Izaak Walton Killam - Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families. Family Centred Care Council. --Halifax, NS: Izaak Walton Killam - Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families , 1997.

Call Number: WA 320 F23 1997 RES

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: RESERVE

Call Number: WA 320 F23 1997 RES

Corporate Author: Izaak Walton Killam - Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families. Family Centred Care Council

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: Izaak Walton Killam - Grace Health Centre for Children, Women & Families

Date of Publication: 1997

Physical Description: various pagings

Subjects (MeSH): Professional-Family Relations; Maternal Health Services; Child Health Services; Family; Nova Scotia

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: RESERVE

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 1 week

Family-centred perinatal care : improving pregnancy, birth and postpartum care

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53373

Chalmers, Beverley. --Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press , 2017.

Call Number: WQ 210 C64 2017

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Call Number: WQ 210 C64 2017

Author: Chalmers, Beverley

Place of Publication: Cambridge, England

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2017

Physical Description: 226 p.

ISBN: 9.78E+12

Subjects (MeSH): Patient-Centered Care; Perinatal Care; Maternal Health Services; Patient Care; Professional-Patient Relations

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Family information booklet

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IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Communications and Public Affairs. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2011.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262

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Information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience; IWK. Communications and Public Affairs

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2011

Format: Pamphlet

Language: English

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Child Health Services; Hospitals; Maternal-Child Health Services; Women's Health Services

Subjects (LCSH): Child health services; Hospitals; Infant health services; Maternal health services; Women's health services

Abstract: Information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

Notes: The French version of this booklet is also available.; The Arabic version of this booklet is also available.

Responsibility: IWK Communications and Public Affairs, Halifax, NS

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262

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[In Arabic] Family information booklet

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IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Communications and Public Affairs. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2006.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262-AR

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In Arabic. information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience; IWK. Communications and Public Affairs

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2006

Format: Pamphlet

Language: Arabic

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Child Health Services; Hospitals; Maternal-Child Health Services; Women's Health Services

Subjects (LCSH): Child health services; Hospitals; Infant health services; Maternal health services; Women's health services

Abstract: In Arabic. information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

Notes: The English version of this booklet is also available.; The French version of this booklet is also available.

Responsibility: IWK Communications and Public Affairs, Halifax, NS

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262-AR

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[In French] Livret d'information pour les famillies

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IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Communications and Public Affairs. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2006.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262-FR

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In French. Information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience; IWK. Communications and Public Affairs

Alternate Title: Family Information Booklet

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2006

Format: Pamphlet

Language: French

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Child Health Services; Hospitals; Maternal-Child Health Services; Women's Health Services

Subjects (LCSH): Child health services; Hospitals; Infant health services; Maternal health services; Women's health services

Abstract: In French. Information for patients and families about the services of the IWK; having a baby at the IWK.

Notes: The Arabic version of this booklet is also available.; The English version of this booklet is also available.

Responsibility: IWK Communications and Public Affairs, Halifax, NS

Pamphlet Number: PL-0262-FR

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Medical management of the pregnant patient : a clinician's handbook

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33620

Karen Rosene-Montella, editor. --New York: Springer , c2015.

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Location: Online

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Other Authors: Rosene-Montella, Karen

Responsibility: Karen Rosene-Montella, editor

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 351 pages)

ISBN: 9781461412441 (electronic bk.); 9781461412434

Subjects (MeSH): Comorbidity; Maternal Health Services; Pregnancy Complications - therapy; Pregnancy

Subjects (LCSH): Pregnant women - Medical care; Prenatal care; Pregnant women - Health and hygiene

Contents: 1. Cardiac Disease -- 2. Management Principles of the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient -- 3. Mood Disorders -- 4. Diabetes and Pregnancy -- 5. The Gastrointestinal Tract and the Liver in Pregnancy: Normal Functions and Diseases -- 6. Thrombophilia and Thrombosis -- 7. Special Hematologic Issues in the Pregnant Patient -- 8. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy -- 9. Viral Infection in Pregnancy: HIV and Viral Hepatitis -- 10. Headaches and Seizures -- 11. Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy -- 12. Renal Disease in Pregnancy -- 13. The Care and Management of Rheumatologic Disease in Pregnancy -- 14. Thyroid Disease.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Physical Activity During Pregnancy

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IWK. Prenatal Care Team, IWK. Physiotherapy. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2020.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0953

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During pregnancy, most women can be as active as they were before they were pregnant. Exercise has been shown to be safe in a normal, healthy pregnancy even if you did not exercise before. Check with your doctor, midwife or physiotherapist before starting a new physical activity or exercise program.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Prenatal Care Team; IWK. Physiotherapy

Alternate Title: Good for You and Your Baby - Every little bit counts!

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2020

Format: Pamphlet

Language: English

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Exercise; Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Maternal Health

Subjects (LCSH): Exercise; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal care

Abstract: During pregnancy, most women can be as active as they were before they were pregnant. Exercise has been shown to be safe in a normal, healthy pregnancy even if you did not exercise before. Check with your doctor, midwife or physiotherapist before starting a new physical activity or exercise program.

Responsibility: IWK Prenatal Care Team, Halifax, NS

Pamphlet Number: PL-0953

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Principles and Practice of Maternal Critical Care

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Sharon Einav, Carolyn F. Weiniger, Ruth Landau, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This book contains a collection of the most recent insights regarding maternal morbidity and mortality and optimization of the care processes during acute critical illness. The volume represents a practical resource to be used in real-time by medical practitioners faced with a woman who is critically ill during pregnancy and the peripartum period. By providing concise tools for disease identifiers and management flow-charts, the Editors aimed to increase awareness and improve processes of care …

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Other Authors: Einav, Sharon; Weiniger, Carolyn F.; Landau, Ruth

Responsibility: Sharon Einav, Carolyn F. Weiniger, Ruth Landau, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xliii, 585 p.) : 85 illus., 63 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030434779; 9783030434762 (Print ed.); 9783030434786 (Print ed.); 9783030434793 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Critical Care - methods; Maternal Health Services; Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control; Pregnancy - physiology

Specialty: Critical Care; Obstetrics

Abstract: This book contains a collection of the most recent insights regarding maternal morbidity and mortality and optimization of the care processes during acute critical illness. The volume represents a practical resource to be used in real-time by medical practitioners faced with a woman who is critically ill during pregnancy and the peripartum period. By providing concise tools for disease identifiers and management flow-charts, the Editors aimed to increase awareness and improve processes of care for this population. Many care paradigms for obstetric patients are currently unstandardized, unfocused and often do not follow a pre-determined path. Each chapter will provide the practitioner with updated information on how to identify specific critical conditions and how to manage them once they have been identified, to enhance recognition and readiness. This book should be used as a resource to improve the quality of care administered to obstetric patients, to reduce fragmented care processes and to improve interdisciplinary co-ordination and communication, with the overall aim of decreasing maternal morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this book represents an invaluable guide to specialists in critical care, anesthesia and obstetrics as well as to intensive care nurses and midwives.

Contents: Part I. Epidemiology -- 1. Maternal Deaths in Developed Countries: Epidemiology and Preventable Causes -- 2. Identifying the Critically Ill Parturient -- 3. Maternal Near Miss -- 4. The Epidemiology of Maternal Intensive Care Unit Admissions -- Part II. The Coagulation System -- 5. Physiology and Pathology of Coagulation in Pregnancy -- 6. Peripartum Hemorrhage -- 7. Fluid Management -- 8. Management and Prevention of Thrombotic and Embolic Phenomena During Pregnancy: Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, and Amniotic Fluid Embolism -- Part III. The Cardiovascular System -- 9. Cardiovascular Changes in Pregnancy -- 10. Preexisting Heart Disease in Pregnancy -- 11. Maternal Cardiomyopathy and Critical Care Medicine -- 12. Pulmonary Hypertension -- 13. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Pregnant Woman -- 14. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During Pregnancy and the Peripartum Period -- Part IV. The Immune System -- 15. Physiological Changes of the Immune System During Pregnancy -- 16. Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and Eclampsia -- 17. Viral Infections in Obstetric Critical Care -- 18. Infection during Early Pregnancy and Septic Abortions -- 19. Infections in Late Pregnancy and Puerperium -- Part V. The Respiratory System -- 20. Physiologic Changes in the Airway and the Respiratory System Affecting Management in Pregnancy -- 21. Airway Management during Pregnancy and the Peripartum Period -- 22. Introduction to Lung Ultrasound Techniques and Diagnosis in the Seriously Ill Pregnant Woman -- 23. Management of Ventilation -- Part VI. The Neuromuscular System -- 24. Brain Function Monitoring of Critically Ill Pregnant Patients -- 25. Maternal Stroke -- 26. Neurological Crises -- Part VII. Maternal Cardiac Arrest -- 27. Maternal Resuscitation -- 28. Intensive Care Management of the Pregnant Patient after Cardiac Arrest -- 29. The Brain-Dead Mother in Intensive Care Unit: Ethics, Physiology and Management -- Part VIII. The Renal System -- 30. Renal Physiology during Normal Pregnancy -- 31. Renal Failure and Renal Replacement Therapy During Pregnancy and the Peripartum Period -- Part IX. The Endocrine and Metabolic Systems -- 32. Nutrition in Critical Illness During Pregnancy -- 33. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplantation -- Part X. Surgical Dilemmas in Critically Ill Women -- 34. Trauma During Pregnancy -- 35. Non-obstetric Intra-Abdominal Surgery During Pregnancy -- 36. Neurosurgical Crises and Brain Surgery -- 37. Maternal Critical Care in a Disaster -- Part XI. Medications and Complications -- 38. Medication Use During Pregnancy in the Intensive Care Unit -- 39. Management of Pain During Maternal Critical Illness -- 40. Anaphylaxis in Pregnancy.