Part 1: The midwife in context
1. The place of the midwife in the global context: The global midwife
2. A history of the midwifery profession in the United Kingdom
3. Regulation of midwives
4. Clinical governance and the midwife
5. The midwife as a lifelong learner
6. Evidence-based practice and research for practice
7. Leadership and management in midwifery
8. An introduction to ethics and midwifery practice
9. The law and the midwife
10. Pharmacology and the midwife
Part 2: Childbirth in context
11. Sociocultural and spiritual context of childbearing
12. Psychological context of childbirth
13. Sexuality
14. National Health Service policy and midwifery
15. Legal frameworks for the care of the child
Part 3: Public health, health promotion in the context of childbirth
16. Epidemiology
17. Nutrition
18. Complementary therapies and natural remedies in pregnancy and birth: responsibilities of midwives
19. Health promotion and education
20. Preconception care
21. Education for parenthood
22. Physical preparation for childbirth and beyond, and the role of physiotherapy
23. Vulnerable women
Part 4: The anatomy and physiology of fertility, embryology and fetal development
24. Anatomy of male and female reproduction
25. Female reproductive physiology: Timed interactions between hypothalamus, anterior pituitary and ovaries
26. Genetics
27. Fertility and its control
28. Infertility and assisted conception
29. Fertilization, embryo formation and feto-placental development
30. The fetal skull
Part 5: Pregnancy
31. Maternal neurohormonal and systemic adaptations to feto-placental development
32. Confirming pregnancy and care of the pregnant woman
33. Antenatal investigations
34. Choice, childbearing and maternity care – the choice agenda and place of birth
Part 6: Labour and birth
35. Physiological changes from late pregnancy until the onset of lactation: from nesting to suckling-lactation and parental-infant attachment
36. Care in the first stage of labour
37. Care in the second stage of labour
38. Supporting choices in reducing pain and fear during labour
39. Care in the third stage of labour
40. The pelvic floor
Part 7: Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby
41. Content and organization of postnatal care
42. Physiology, assessment and care of the newborn baby
43. Thermoregulation
44. Infant feeding and relationship building
Part 8: Women and babies with complex needs
45. The preterm baby and the small baby
46. Respiratory and cardiac disorders
47. Neonatal jaundice
48. Infection in the neonate
49. Congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery and pain management
50. Metabolic and endocrine disorders
51. Stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome
52. Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
53. Bleeding in pregnancy
54. Hypertensive and medical disorders in pregnancy
55. Sexually transmitted infections
56. Abnormalities of the genital tract
57. Multiple pregnancy
58. Preterm labour
59. Obstetric interventions
60. Induction of labour and prolonged pregnancy
61. Rhythmic variations of labour
62. Malpositions and malpresentations
63. Obstructed labour and uterine rupture
64. Shoulder dystocia
65. Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord
66. Maternal morbidity following childbirth
67. Complications related to the third stage of labour
68. Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: grief and bereavement care
69. Maternal mental health and psychological issues
70. Midwifery for the future …where next?
