OBSTETRICAL NURSING

By N. DARAS

Introduction 1 1 Preparing for Global Women’s Health Work 6 PART ONE: OBSTETRIC CHALLENGES 2 Maternal Mortality in Low- Resource Countries 25 3 Strategies to Reduce Stillbirths in Low- Resource Settings 61 4 Obstetric Fistula 80 PART TWO: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PREGNANCY 5 Sexually Transmitted Infections 111 Contents 6 HIV and Pregnancy 132 7 Malaria and Pregnancy 155 PART THREE: GYNECOLOGIC CHALLENGES 8 Contraception 181 9 Cervical Cancer 202 10 Gender- Based Vio lence in Resource- Limited Settings 228 11 Female Genital Cutting 250 12 Ob- Gyn Surgery and Blood Supply in Resource- Poor Areas 268 PART FOUR: TEAMWORK CHALLENGES 13 Obstetric Anesthesia in Low- Resource Settings 303 14 Neonatal Care and Resuscitation 324