Table of Contents

Principles of abdominal examination: during pregnancy and labour

2. Principles of abdominal examination: during the postnatal period

3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: temperature measurement

4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: pulse measurement

5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: blood pressure measurement

6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: respiration

7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: neurological assessment

8. Principles of infection control: standard precautions

9. Principles of infection control: hand hygiene

10. Principles of infection control: principles of asepsis

11. Principles of infection control: obtaining swabs

12. Principles of hygiene needs: for the woman

13. Principles of hygiene needs: for the baby

14. Principles of elimination management: micturition and catheterization

15. Principles of elimination management: urinalysis

16. Principles of elimination management: defaecation

17. Principles of elimination management: obtaining urinary and stool specimens

18. Principles of drug administration: legal aspects, pharmacokinetics and anaphylaxis

19. Principles of drug administration: oral administration

20. Principles of drug administration: injection technique

21. Principles of drug administration: administration of medicines per vaginam

22. Principles of drug administration: administration of medicines per rectum

23. Principles of drug administration: intravenous drug administration

24. Principles of drug administration: inhalational analgesia: Entonox

25. Principles of drug administration: epidural analgesia

26. Principles of drug administration: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

27. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: optimal fetal positioning

28. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Cusco speculum use

29. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: membrane sweep

30. Principles of intrapartum skills: first-stage issues

31. Principles of intrapartum skills: second-stage issues

32. Principles of intrapartum skills: third-stage issues

33. Principles of intrapartum skills: examination of the placenta

34. Principles of intrapartum skills: perineal repair

35. Principles of intrapartum skills: management of birth at home

36. Principles of intrapartum skills: management of labour and birth in water

37. Assessment of the baby: assessment at birth

38. Assessment of the baby: daily examination

39. Assessment of the baby: capillary sampling

40. Assessment of the baby: developmental dysplasia of the hips

41. Principles of infant nutrition: breastfeeding

42. Principles of infant nutrition: cup feeding

43. Principles of infant nutrition: decontamination of feeding equipment

44. Principles of infant nutrition: formula feeding

45. Principles of infant nutrition: nasogastric feeding

46. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: maternal venepuncture

47. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: intravenous cannulation

48. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: intravenous infusion

49. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous infusion: blood transfusion

50. Principles of manual handling

51. Principles of perioperative skills

52. Principles of wound management: healing and care

53. Principles of restricted mobility management: pressure area care

54. Principles of restricted mobility management: prevention of venous thromboembolism

55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: maternal resuscitation

56. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: neonatal resuscitation

57. Glossary