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.
Relevant for midwifery students and midwives in Australia and New Zealand
Draws on trusted content from the highly respected Pharmacology for Health Professionals (Knights et al)
Covers pharmacological considerations across pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care
Case studies and accompanying review questions in each chapter relate theory to real life
Supports midwives to refine and apply critical thinking, clinical judgement and decision-making skills
Covers adverse drug reactions and interactions
Includes pharmacological considerations for women with complex needs throughout the childbearing continuum, such as diabetes, thyroid, mental health, epilepsy, drugs of addiction and substance dependence
Aligns with ANMAC Standards, National Prescribing Framework and NSQHSS
An eBook is included in all print purchases
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Additional case studies
Part 1: Introduction to Pharmacology 1. Drugs and Medicines 2. Clinical, Ethical and Legal Foundations of Pharmacotherapy Part 2: Principles of Pharmacology 3. Molecular Drug targets and Pharmacodynamics 4. Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion 5. Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Regimen 6. Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug interactions Part 3: Pharmacology across the childbearing continuum 7. Pregnancy 8. Labour and Birth 9. Post Partum 10. Newborn and Lactation 11. Vaccination Part 4: Pharmacology for special considerations 12. Infection & Sepsis 13. Diabetes 14. Thyroid 15. Hypertension 16. Blood and blood clotting 17. Pre term labour 18. Asthma 19. Mental health 20. Epilepsy 21. Drugs of addiction/substance dependence 22. Role of the Midwife
