Clinical Case Record for Students of Midwifery/ Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing with Important Notes

The input of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing teachers and curriculum management enable the students of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing to meet the unique requirements for practical and clinical aspects of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing. The authors felt the need for a comprehensive practical record for the students. Midwifery/Obstetrical nursing is a balance between giving care and a woman’s ability for self-care. Nursing students in Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology must be competent and skilful in keeping updated knowledge in the subject. Their skill should be based on a balanced mix of art and science. As you know, we have already written ‘Case Book for Midwives-A Practical Record with Nursing Process Approach to Midwifery Practice which was published in 1998 (1″ Edition); in 2000 (2nd Edition) and was reprinted in subsequent years till 2006. The above-mentioned book was well accepted among the teachers and the students of midwifery. The 1″ Edition “Clinical Case Record for Midwives: A Practical Record with Important Notes on Midwifery” was written in 2007 keeping in view the revised syllabus and sug-gestions given by the midwifery teachers of Nursing Colleges and Schools. The special feature of the 1″ edition 2007 the Clinical Case Record for Midwives was the inclusion of WHO modified partograph (2003) to record cervical dilatation and descent of foetal head against the duration of labour in hours. for the monitoring of labour in conducted cases which will enable the mid-wifery students to use the skilled management of labour. The salient feature of the 2nd edition 2013 was the addition of neonatal case record with special emphasis on neonatal assessment. The 3rd edition of 2017 “Clinical Case Record for the Students of Obstetrical Nursing-A Practical Record with Important Notes in Obstetrical Nursing Practice” was based on the revised syllabus for Nursing Students in Obstetrical Nursing. This included the addition of contents on: ■Students Experience Record with Certification by the Authority concerned on the completion of clinical experience. ■Certificate of Completed Requirements Certified by the Authority concerned on the completion of requirements. Prenatal Scoring Schedule. ■Chapter on Nursing Care in Caesarean Mothers. ■Chapter on Nurses Responsibility in Resuscitation of the Newborn Baby