Read Oxford Handbook of Midwifery Online
Authors: Janet Medforth,Sue Battersby,Maggie Evans,Beverley Marsh,Angela Walker
vaginal bleeding
early pregnancy 156
postnatal
474 vaginal delivery, normal 284
vaginal discharge 42
vaginal examination 232
vaginal infections 42
vaginal muscles 46
vaginal ring 536–7
vaginal swabs
42 Valsalva’s
manoeuvre
246, 275
vancomycin 603
varicose veins
116, 502
vasa praevia
299, 444
vasectomy
568–9 vegans/vegetarians
breastfeeding 705
formula feeds
718 pre-conception
nutrition
18 venous thrombo-
embolism
188, 190
ventilation 634
Ventouse delivery 374
vesico-vaginal fistula 508
visual impairment 103
visualization 247
vital signs
471, 213
vitamin A 89
vitamin B12,
85, 705
vitamin C
84, 705
vitamin D
19,
84, 705
INDEX
739
vitamin K
309,
345
Vitex agnus castus 1
39 vomiting
newborns
587, 610
pregnancy
44,
115,
162 vulval varicose veins 502
walking reflex 580
water birth
220 weight
fertility 20
fetal weight estimation
77 regaining birth
weight
578,
583 weight gain in
pregnancy 86–7
Wharton’s jelly 298
white cell count
50,
426 Wood’s screw
manoeuvre
448 working
breastfeeding 686
during pregnancy 97
occupational hazards 20
wound care 487
yin and yang
132 ylang ylang oil
125 yoga 136
zidovudine 350
zinc 84
Table of Contents
Role of the LSA and LSA midwifery officer
Drug administration in midwifery
Principles of antenatal screening
ABO blood group and rhesus factor:
Screening for Down’s syndrome risk