The New Midwifery , 2nd Edition

Description

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.

Reviews

"NEW MIDWIFERY 2ND EDITION combine scientific knowledge with the skills needed to provide the best possible care for the mother and her family." -- The Practising Midwife, June 2006.

Key Features

• Provides a refreshingly new approach to key areas of midwifery practice in a way that brings practice to life.
• Illustrates and supports the fundamental changes currently taking place in midwifery around the world.
• Builds on the most up-to-date, evidence-based research to suggest guidelines for best practices.
• Explores the impact of parenthood and offers strategies for effectively supporting individuals during this period of transition.

New to this Edition

• Includes "care stories" - case studies that highlight positive midwifery care and successful childbirth experiences.
• Offers contrasting stories from around the world, illustrating how maternity care in industrialized society differs from that in a non-industrial or third world environment.
• Provides up-to-date research and reference material.

Companion Products

• The New Midwifery, 2nd Edition : Science and Sensitivity in Practice

Related Titles

• The New Midwifery, 2nd Edition : Science and Sensitivity in Practice

Readership

Practising midwives in developed countries; midwifery students in developing countries

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Lesley Ann Page, BA, MSc, PhD, RM, RN, Joint Head of Midwifery and Nursing Women's Services, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Visiting Professor of Midwifery, Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London, UK; Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Rona McCandlish, BA(Hons), MSc(Epid), RGN, RMN, RM, Wellcome Trust Training Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, UK