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Infections Affecting Pregnancy and Childbirth by Judy Bothamley (Author); Maureen Boyle (Author) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths 2006-2008 report, 'Saving Mothers Lives', highlighted an alarming rise in the number of maternal deaths attributed to sepsis. This launched the issue of infection related illness once again into the forefront of the care of mothers and babies. Alongside concerns about the impact of sepsis, questions have been raised about why this increase has occurred and what is the effect of infective illness in pregnancy generally. At the same time there has been growing concern about antimicrobial resistance which means that the drugs used to fight a range of infectious diseases are becoming less effective. The WHO considers antimicrobial resistance an increasingly serious threat to global public health. It is therefore timely to consider the role midwives have in preventing, identifying, referring and managing infection related illness. From the Introduction This full-colour book provides midwives with highly practical, readily accessible information on the wide range of infections affecting pregnancy and childbirth. It comprehensively outlines the vital role of the midwife in infection, including prevention, identification of high-risk individua

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Author
Judy Bothamley (Author); Maureen Boyle (Author)
Publisher
CRC Press Inc
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9781138434967
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Medical, Nursing, Medicine

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