Pharmacology in Midwifery

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

Key Features

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

Contents

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

Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez, PhD, RM, RN, IBCLC MNg (Women’s Health), Grad Cert MID (Pharm), BN, Maryam Bazargan, RM, MSc Medical (Human) Physiology, PhD, Clare Davison, RM, RN, PG Diploma (Midwifery), MPhil, PhD, Michelle Gray, PhD, Mast Professional Learning, PGDE, BSC(Hons) Midwifery, RM, RN, SFHEA and Kirsten Small, BMedSc, MBBS, MReproMed, GradDipHlthRes, PhD

Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez, PhD, RM, RN, IBCLC MNg (Women’s Health), Grad Cert MID (Pharm), BN, Community Midwife, Senior Lecturer and Director Postgraduate Primary Maternity Care Programs, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, Maryam Bazargan, RM, MSc Medical (Human) Physiology, PhD, Senior Lecturer – Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT, Australia, Clare Davison, RM, RN, PG Diploma (Midwifery), MPhil, PhD, Endorsed Midwife in Private Practice and Midwifery Academic, Roleystone, WA, Australia, Michelle Gray, PhD, Mast Professional Learning, PGDE, BSC(Hons) Midwifery, RM, RN, SFHEA, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia and Kirsten Small, BMedSc, MBBS, MReproMed, GradDipHlthRes, PhD, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia