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Books in Maternity and womens health

Providing foundational knowledge and practical skills, this collection supports licensed practical and vocational nurses. It covers basic patient care, medication administration, and clinical procedures critical for safe practice.

  • Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

    • 5th Edition
    • AWHONN
    • English
    AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today’s maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.

  • Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor

    Bridging Science and Clinical Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Kari Bø + 3 more
    • English
    Bridging the gap between evidence-based research and clinical practice, Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor has become an invaluable resource to practitioners treating patients with disorders of the pelvic floor. The second edition is now presented in a full colour, hardback format, encompassing the wealth of new research in this area which has emerged in recent years. Kari Bø and her team focus on the evidence, from basic studies (theories or rationales for treatment) and RCTs (appraisal of effectiveness) to the implications of these for clinical practice, while also covering pelvic floor dysfunction in specific groups, including men, children, elite athletes, the elderly, pregnant women and those with neurological diseases. Crucially, recommendations on how to start, continue and progress treatment are also given with detailed treatment strategies around pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback and electrical stimulation. "..a comprehensive review of every aspect of this area including female, male and childhood issues, incontinence, prolapse, pain and sexual dysfunction." Reviewed by Beatrice McGinley on behalf of Physiotherapy Practice and Research, October 2015

  • Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse

    Public Health and Health Promotion Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Ken Barrie + 1 more
    • English
    Public Health Mini-Guides: Alcohol Misuse provides up-to-date, evidence-based information in a convenient pocket-sized format. Alcohol Misuse is a major public health concern in the UK, and its impact is significant on a global scale. This Mini-Guide presents resources, research and examples relating to this challenge, exploring the causes of alcohol misuse along with the approaches to reduce alcohol problems at both individual and population levels.

  • Myles Textbook for Midwives

    • 16th Edition
    • Jayne E. Marshall + 1 more
    • English
    The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today. The book comes with Elsevier EVOLVE ancillaries – an online learning package which consists of 500 self-assessment questions and answers and a fully downloadable image bank.

  • Maternity Nursing - Revised Reprint

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to meet the needs of today’s students, Lowdermilk’s Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition — Revised Reprint addresses the fundamentals of maternity nursing with a concise, focused presentation of the care of women during the childbearing years. Integrating considerations for family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, it also addresses community-based care to emphasize that nursing care takes place in many settings. Maternity Nursing focuses on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, as well as wellness promotion and management of common women’s health problems.

  • Fisioterapia en obstetricia y uroginecología

    • 2nd Edition
    • Carolina Walker Chao
    • Spanish
    En esta 2.ª edición del libro "Fisioterapia en Obstetricia y Uroginecología" se ha realizado la actualización de todos los capítulos, modificando incluso, de manera significativa, algunos de ellos, con el objetivo de adaptar el contenido a las últimas evidencias científicas publicadas sobre esta materia. Uno de los capítulos que ha experimentado más modificaciones ha sido el dedicado a fisioterapia obstétrica, el cual incluye más contenidos relacionados con las medidas de prevención de las lesiones de suelo pélvico durante el parto. La obra guarda un perfecto equilibrio entre la parte práctica y la teórica. Para ello, incluye una gran cantidad de propuestas de ejercicios. Aunque la obra está dirigida a fisioterapeutas, tanto profesionales como estudiantes, puede ser de gran interés para otros profesionales de la salud, como matronas, ginecólogos y urólogos. Se incluye material complementario online en www.studentconsult.e...

  • The Midwife's Pocket Formulary

    • 3rd Edition
    • Liz Davey + 1 more
    • English
    In current midwifey practice, one of the competencies covered by midwives is medicines management. Midwives and students are required to have an understanding of the range of medicines used within their sphere of practice.The Midwife’s Pocket Formulary provides both practising midwives and students with key information on the administration and management of medications in midwifery practice.

  • Myles Midwifery Anatomy & Physiology Workbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Jean Rankin
    • English
    Fully updated in response to student feedback, Myles Midwifery Anatomy and Physiology Workbook 2e presents a variety of activities ranging from colouring and labelling exercises and ‘match and connect’ to ‘true false’ and ‘identify the correct response’. Designed for all students of midwifery, Myles Midwifery Anatomy and Physiology Workbook will be perfect for preregistration readers and anyone on ‘return to practice’ programs.

  • Survival Guide to Midwifery

    • 2nd Edition
    • Diane M. Fraser + 1 more
    • English
    Perfect for practice placement, this handy Survival Guide gives you the clinical information you need at your fingertips.

  • Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology

    • 4th Edition
    • Susan Blackburn
    • English
    Provide the best care possible with expert insight and clinically relevant coverage of the physiologic changes that occur throughout all major periods of the perinatal experience — prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal. Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective, 4th Edition gives you a solid foundation for assessment and therapeutic interventions, featuring an emphasis on the evolving interrelationships between mother, fetus, and neonate and adaptations of preterm and term infants to the extrauterine environment.

  • Mosby’s OB/Peds & Women’s Health Memory NoteCards

    Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
    • 1st Edition
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 1 more
    • English
    Use this set of colorful cards to master concepts in maternity, women's health, and pediatrics! With 65 cartoons covering key topics, Mosby's OB/Peds & Women's Health Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses uses humor and illustrations to make studying easier and more fun. These durable, portable cards use mnemonics and other time-tested memory aids to help you prepare for class, clinicals, and the NCLEX® exam. Created by nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Cathy Miller, this one-of-a-kind tool makes studying obstetrics and pediatrics an exceptionally memorable experience!

  • CTG Made Easy

    with Pageburst online access
    • 4th Edition
    • Susan Gauge
    • English
    This title is now available under ISBN 9780702052149. CTG Made Easy 4th edition continues the successful format of previous editions, offering a practical guide to all health professionals involved in monitoring the fetal heart rate during labour, and specifically in the interpretation of CTG traces. The workbook approach remains, with many new and updated case histories and CTGs, all using current terminology and a recommended proforma for interpretation. The book will aid health professionals to acquire competence and confidence in all aspects of fetal heart rate monitoring during labour, improving the care offered to women and babies.

  • Maternity Nursing

    An Introductory Text
    • 11th Edition
    • Gloria Leifer
    • English
    From prenatal through postpartum care, Gloria Leifer's Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text provides an essential foundation for promoting the health and wellness of mothers and newborns. This edition includes the latest advances and practice standards in maternity nursing care, highlighting Healthy People 2020 and the 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text addresses the knowledge, skills, and scope of practice appropriate for LPN/LVN and LPN/LVN-to-ADN ladder programs.

  • Study Guide for Maternity Nursing - Revised Reprint

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English

  • Introduction to Research for Midwives

    with Pageburst online access
    • 3rd Edition
    • Colin Rees
    • English
    This title is now available under ISBN 9780702051654. Printed book plus Pageburst™ access. You will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst™ enhances learning not only by bringing world class content to your fingertips but also by letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it in a way that suits you. Pageburst™ frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. Struggling to understand the language of research? Need to understand the basic principles and processes of research? Do you find it difficult to know how to apply research to clinical practice? This third edition of Introduction to Research for Midwives is the answer! In simple language, it explains the world of research both for those who must use it as part of evidence-based practice and those undertaking research. The content is particularly student-friendly and provides clear guidelines on critiquing research articles and producing successful reviews of the literature, with many tips on producing assignments that really work. All midwives and other health professionals will find this book invaluable in applying research to their own practice.

  • Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Shannon E. Perry + 1 more
    • English
    Provide competent and sensitive maternal and newborn nursing care with Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing, 2nd Edition! Ideal for quick reference in the clinical setting, this book offers the information you need on topics such as pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and care of the newborn, including potential complications for each. Expert authors Dr. Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, Dr. Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, and Kathryn R. Alden stress the importance of safe nursing practice as outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative.

  • Midwifery

    Preparation for Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Sally Pairman + 3 more
    • Sally Pairman
    • English
    Midwifery: Preparation for Practice focuses on placing the woman and midwife at the center of care, in line with the philosophy, education and practice standards set by the Australian College of Midwives and the New Zealand College of Midwives. It reflects the socio-political contexts in which students in the two countries practice.

  • Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery

    • 5th Edition
    • Elizabeth S. Gilbert
    • English
    The only book of its kind, Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery provides a complete resource for care of this special patient and her complex needs. It helps you provide positive outcomes with coverage of today's newest technology, physiologic considerations, psychologic implications, health disorders, and other complications in pregnancy. Written by noted educator and practitioner Elizabeth Stepp Gilbert, RNC, MS, FNP-BC, CNS, this book also describes how to screen for risk factors, provide preventive management, and intervene appropriately when problems arise. It's a concise, hands-on reference for both inpatient and outpatient settings!

  • Maternity Nursing

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English
    A streamlined approach covers the fundamentals of maternity nursing! Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition focuses on the care of women during the childbearing years. Designed to meet the needs of today’s students, the book offers a clear, readable style and a concise, focused presentation. It integrates an understanding of family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, and coverage of community-based care emphasizes nursing care in many different settings. Not only does Maternity Nursing focus on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, but it also addresses wellness promotion and the management of common women’s health problems. The Evolve companion website includes useful study tools, including medical animations, video clips, a care plan builder, and NCLEX® exam-style review questions.

  • Advancing Skills in Midwifery Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Jayne E. Marshall + 1 more
    • English
    Advancing Skills in Midwifery Practice provides a guide to continuing professional development needs and meeting the latest Post-Registration and Practice (PREP) requirements. Building on Skills for Midwifery Practice by Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, this book follows a similar format already familiar to many midwives. Whilst aimed primarily at registered midwives, the principles and philosophy apply across interprofessional boundaries. Grounded in safe practice and on contemporary evidence, this book also ensures that the health and wellbeing of the mother, baby and family remain at the forefront of care.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Antenatal

    Volume 2
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • English
    'Antenatal' is the second title in the Midwifery Essentials series and looks at the provision of safe and effective antenatal care, exploring the role of the midwife in the context of professional and national guidance. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Basics

    Volume 1
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Helen Baston + 2 more
    • English
    Basics is the first title in the Midwifery Essentials series and prepares the reader to understand and master a range of clinical skills safely and with confidence. The jigsaw model of midwifery care is introduced and explained, providing a framework to explore the application of each of the clinical skills described in subsequent chapters. Central to undertaking each of the skills discussed is the need to communicate effectively with women and their families.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Labour

    Volume 3
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • English
    'Labour' is the third title in the Midwifery Essentials series and is about the provision of safe and effective care during labour and birth. This book prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred intrapartum care.

  • Midwifery Essentials: Postnatal

    Volume 4
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • English
    'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred postnatal care for mothers and their babies. The postnatal examination of the woman, and the baby check Care of the baby in the immediate postnatal period The features of the normal neonate The newborn clinical examination Hospital postnatal care and caesarean section The role of the community midwife and emotional wellbeing Postnatal fertility control Issues involved in supporting the woman to feed her baby.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice Volume 5

    • 1st Edition
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    This is Volume 5 in the Midwifery: Best Practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery: pregnancy, labour / birth, postnatal and stories / reflection - and also includes a number of ‘focus on…’ sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 5 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the ‘focus on…’ sections covering: ‘the birthing environment’, ‘women, midwives and risk’, ‘holistic health’ and ‘working/internation... stories’.

  • Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health

    A Multidimensional Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Lorna Davies + 1 more
    • English
    Examination of the Newborn contains the most up to date and comprehensive information on how to perform a complete assessment of the newborn infant. Specialists from different disciplines provide in-depth information on examination of the body systems, and the book includes discussion of the psychosocial and emotional elements resulting from any unexpected findings. An essential purchase for all health professionals wishing to enhance the quality of care they provide.

  • Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship

    Theory for Practice, Education and Research
    • 1st Edition
    • Kathleen Fahy + 2 more
    • English
    Midwives and other healthcare providers are grappling with the issue of rising intervention rates in childbirth and trying to identify ways to reverse the trend. It is increasingly accepted that intervention in childbirth has long-term consequences for women and their children. Birth Territory provides practical, evidence-based ideas for restructuring the birth territory to facilitate normal birth.

  • Midwifery Continuity of Care

    A Practical Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Caroline Homer + 2 more
    • English
    The many pressures on maternity services such as escalating intervention rates, rising costs, and midwife and doctor shortages has resulted in a growing interest in how midwifery continuity of care can be provided. Midwifery Continuity of Care provides a robust and well structured ‘how to’ guide to this topic by discussing the development, implementation and evaluation of differing ways of providing continuity. This new book includes practical advice on engagement with stakeholder as well as outlining ways of receiving and acting on feedback in relation to development, implementation and ongoing evaluation. Midwifery Continuity of Care includes summaries and vignettes which bring midwifery continuity of care to life and make them relevant to practising midwives, managers and others working within maternity services. Written by an international team of contributors, this book highlights the lessons learned by others to help develop new ways of thinking and practising. It will be an invaluable practical guide to all midwives, midwifery managers, student midwives and educators, and will also be of interest to policy makers and health service executives.

  • Disability in Pregnancy and Childbirth

    • 1st Edition
    • Stella Frances McKay-Moffat
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. A first in Midwifery publishing! No other book advises midwives on the special needs of mothers with disabilities. Although an increasing number of women with disabilities are having children, the needs of this minority group are not always being effectively met. Disability in Pregnancy and Childbirth provides essential practical information to healthcare professionals working with this group.

  • Labour Ward Manual

    • 4th Edition
    • David T. Y. Liu
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Liu's Labour Ward Manual has for many years been the standard work for all personnel working on the labour ward. It gives instruction on the best application of technical procedures employed in the labour ward whilst promoting the ethos that the labouring mother and the unborn child must be the prime focus of attention.

  • Medical Devices

    Use and Safety
    • 1st Edition
    • Bertil Jacobson + 1 more
    • English
    Patient safety is important to all health professionals, but fatal accidents occur with medical devices every year. This is the first book for people who use medical equipment, rather than for engineers or technicians. It will help personnel within healthcare to avoid accidents by bridging the gap between the design principles and the user. The book encourages safe use of a wide range of equipment, from simple thermometers and blood-pressure cuffs to complex equipment such as pacemakers, ventilators and patient monitors.

  • Risk and Choice in Maternity Care

    An International Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrew Symon
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This book explores the complex interrelationship between risk and choice in maternity care, taking a close look at how "high" and "low" risk are defined and what impact this has on a woman's ability to exercise informed choices throughout pregnancy. It offers an international collaboration that highlights different perspectives on debated issues, with chapters on maternity care in the UK, United States, Australia, and Ireland contributed by midwives, obstetricians, risk management experts, and sociologists. The aim of this book is to illustrate the changing reality of risk management as it relates to maternity care, and to highlight risk management concerns that may limit the choices available to pregnant women.

  • The New Midwifery

    Science and Sensitivity in Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Lesley Ann Page + 1 more
    • English
    Practicing as a midwife today requires not only good clinical skills but also a broad understanding of the social and emotional changes a woman experiences before and after birth. This book combines scientific knowledge with the more intangible skills needed for sensitive communication to provide the best possible care to the mother and her family. The second edition of this celebrated text vividly explores the various skills and approaches that lead to successful midwifery practice and uses care stories to bring these to life.

  • Midwife's Guide to Antenatal Investigations

    • 1st Edition
    • Amanda Sullivan + 2 more
    • English
    This book serves as a guide to a comprehensive range of diagnostic screenings and tests used during pregnancy. It links routine antenatal care with specialist investigations, describing when follow up is required and how to interpret the results. Designed for ease of reference, this resource helps midwives make informed, evidence-based clinical decisions. It also provides guidance about how best to discuss sensitive issues with mothers and how to provide support to parents receiving bad news. This book is an essential resource for midwives and other health professionals involved in delivering antenatal care to women and their families. Expert contributors ensure that the information is reliable and up-to-date, and the easy-to-use format guides practitioners through each procedure, interpretation of results, and appropriate interventions.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice, Volume 4

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is Volume 4 in the Midwifery: best practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery (pregnancy, labour/birth, postnatal and stories/reflection) but also includes a number of "focus on..." sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 4 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the "focus on..." sections, including "communities of women", "birth centres" and "exploring diversity".

  • Appraising Research into Childbirth

    An Interactive Workbook
    • 1st Edition
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Concentrating specifically on research into midwifery and related disciplines, this book appraises eight previously published research articles that present both qualitative and quantitative research studies. Each of the various elements is analysed - from the methodology through to the interpretation of the results. Each article is annotated with notes and questions, thereby enabling the reader to actively participate in the appraisal.

  • Legal Aspects of Midwifery

    • 3rd Edition
    • Bridgit Dimond
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The aim of this book is to provide information that a midwife can use with confidence, knowing that the law is there to protect her and her clients. All information and case law has been thoroughly revised and updated and takes into account sensitive areas that midwives may face in practice including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, infertility treatment and issues surrounding the treatment of human tissue.

  • Midwifery and Public Health

    Future Directions and New Opportunities
    • 1st Edition
    • Padraig O'Luanaigh + 1 more
    • English
    The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Midwifery eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. An up-to-date discussion of community and public health care in relation to midwifery practice, using real life scenarios in a range of hot topic areas.

  • Decision-Making in Midwifery Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Maureen D. Raynor + 2 more
    • English
    The book looks at a broad perspective of decision making and each chapter focuses on a specific aspect related to making crucial decisions. Following an initial introduction the book explores the concept of autonomy and the many factors that influence autonomous practise. The role of knowledge in decision making, using evidence to inform decisions, as well as different approaches to decision making are also examined - including the traditional or rational approach, decision analysis and the development of professional judgement. Dilemmas arise when decisions are made and therefore ethical decision making is an important component of this book. Management decisions may be different from those related to giving specific care to women, hence one chapter focuses on making management decisions. Emphasis is also placed on the role of the midwife in helping women make their own decisions, the role of reflection in enhancing the decisions midwives make and the support midwives can receive from their Supervisor of Midwives. Flowcharts explain and facilitate the decision-making process.

  • Women's Sexual Health

    • 3rd Edition
    • Gilly Andrews
    • English
    Sexual health encompasses a broad range of interlinked mental, physical and emotional issues, reflecting how well-being, illness or a particular problem can influence a woman's sexuality and affect not only her but also her family, relationships, work and her own hopes and fears. Women's Sexual Health is a comprehensive reference and text book that holistically covers the full range of women's health issues from the young adolescent woman through to the post-menopausal woman. This book gives a holistic and balanced view of women's sexual well-being and of the inseparability of physical and mental health. The third edition of this successful book draws on a wealth of research and contributors' professional experience to provide a fully up-to-date and comprehensive textbook of women's sexual health.

  • Essential Anatomy & Physiology in Maternity Care

    • 2nd Edition
    • Linda Wylie
    • English
    Anatomy and physiology presented in a clear and accessible manner for the midwifery student. Well illustrated with numerous line diagrams, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY IN MATERNITY CARE takes a system-approach to the physiological changes that occur throughout the childbearing year. Varied case studies reflecting the latest research findings ensure that theory is firmly rooted in midwifery practice. This is an excellent first textbook for those students needing to understand the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and childbirth.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice, Volume 3

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    Volume 3 in the Midwifery best practice series. This volume continues the theme of selecting the best of currently published material on pregnancy, labour and birth to provide a succinct review of key issues within midwifery. Additional original articles on selected topics have been included. Midwifery best practice is a unique series that has become essential reading on many midwifery courses.

  • Birth and Parenting Skills

    New Directions in Antenatal Education
    • 1st Edition
    • Mary L. Nolan + 1 more
    • English
    A research-based, up-to-the minute account of the current status of antenatal education, focusing on the key challenges it faces in the future, offering suggestions for how these challenges might best be met. It describes some innovative approaches to accessing vulnerable groups of parents and how collaboration between the statutory and voluntary sectors might result in a better educational service for pregnant women and their families. Narratives from parents are analysed and commented upon, and underpinning the book will be an account of how the principles and practices of adult education should inform antenatal education.

  • Adverse Outcomes in Maternity Care

    Implications for Practice, Applying the Recommendations of the Confidential Enquiries
    • 1st Edition
    • Grace Edwards
    • English
    This book includes the key findings and recommendations of the Confidential Enquiries summarised in a clear, simple and accessible way, emphasising the implications for clinical practice.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice, Volume 2

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    Midwifery: Best Practice 2 comprises a succinct review of key issues within the profession in a user-friendly and convenient format, providing a practical reference source for midwives at all levels. Using a broad selection of contributions that establish best practice and current thinking in midwifery, this compilation offers midwives articles and papers that contain the best ideas, information and evidence to inform midwifery practice. In an age where information is increasingly abundant and sometimes overwhelming, it is difficult to keep up-to-date with current thinking. Midwifery: best practice provides a solution to this information overload by presenting essential information in an accessible manner. Edited by a well-known and respected lecturer in midwifery and published in association with The Practising Midwife and Midwifery, two of the leading British midwifery journals, Midwifery: Best Practice 2 contains a wide range of articles, research and stories covering topics from pregnancy to postnatal experiences. This exciting new text -Challenges existing ways of thinkingRaises totally new ideas for considerationStimula... learning, debate and reflectionThe sections begin with an introduction and end with a page of questions that can be used for group discussions, PREP or just personal reflection on the issues raised.This second volume in this successful series concentrates on issues surrounding pregnancy and birth, including domestic violence and risk: very topical and sensitive issues within the profession and of interest to every midwife.An essential purchase for every midwife interested in best midwifery practice.

  • Ethics and Midwifery

    Issues in Contemporary Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Lucy Frith + 1 more
    • English
    Midwives increasingly have faced challenging ethical issues that have clinical and legal implications, they have not always been adequately prepared to deal with them. This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to guide the student and practitioner through dilemmas that commonly occur in clinical practice and to highlight the changing face of the midwifery profession.

  • Mothers and Midwives

    The Ethical Journey
    • 1st Edition
    • Faye Thompson
    • English
    A framework of ethics specific to midwifery and derived from midwifery practice that takes ethical discourse beyond current literature, proposing strategies for ethical practice based on findings arising out of the profession itself.

  • Child Protection

    Guide For Midwives
    • 2nd Edition
    • Jenny Fraser
    • English
    Children have the right to be safe in our world and we all have a responsibility to ensure this happens. Midwives play a key role in enhancing relationships between a child and its parents for future well being. The book explores how the pressures inherent in the transition to parenting, and individual and social circumstances may make it difficult for mothers to respond sensitively to their babies' needs. Midwives are encouraged to use their skills of observation and analysis to recognise and provide appropriate emotional, educational and practical support to assist vulnerable women to bond with their baby and the baby in turn forming a secure attachment with it's mother.Midwives are also in a unique position to recognise potential or actual child abuse and are required to take such action as is necessary to safeguard the child from harm. This book provides midwives with confidence to undertake this role effectively.

  • A Midwife's Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Constance Sinclair
    • English
    A Midwife's Handbook is designed to provide nurse midwives with quick access to important clinical information. Within each chapter, topics are arranged alphabetically to further ease the access of the information. The overall objective of this handbook is to provide information for the practitioner that is detailed, generally has not been memorized, or that discusses issues which are encountered infrequently enough that a quick review of the details is helpful when the situation arises. Nurse-midwifery management guidelines are included throughout, such as when to manage independently or when to consult with the physician. This outstanding new resource will also integrate alternative and complementary therapies along with key medical information specific to midwifery practice to provide practitioners with the complete care alternatives.

  • Shiatsu for Midwives

    • 1st Edition
    • Suzanne Yates + 1 more
    • English
    This book provides an in-depth guide to how shiatsu can form part of modern maternity care. Based on traditional Chinese and Japanese approaches to health, shiatsu can be used to alleviate many of the chronic symptoms of pregnancy such as backache, insomnia and morning sickness. It can also help during labour and birth, as well as relieve postnatal problems such as heavy postpartum bleeding or difficulties with lactation. A shiatsu treatment simply encourages the body to balance its own natural energy by gentle stimulation of its energy pathways, the meridians - the same pathways used in acupuncture. The age-old midwifery skills of touching and stroking are an intrinsic part of nurturing and cherishing - the essence of 'being with woman'. Shiatsu takes this simple healing technique one stage further. You will find tips on how to use core midwifery skills of touch, gentle pressure and massage in a more systematic and focused way. The authors also discuss the actions necessary to establish its use in a maternity unit, including training and professional issues.Suzanne Yates is the leading shiatsu teacher world-wide to have made maternity work her main focus. She has been working with midwives and pregnant women for the last 13 years and developed a course of applied shiatsu for midwives that fulfils NMC requirements for training. Tricia Anderson, midwife lecturer and supervisor and past editor of Practising Midwife, has collaborated with her to ensure the content is appropriate to midwives' Code of Practice. This is a key text for anyone wishing to explore this new area.

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