Law and Clinical Risk in Midwifery
The Right to a Perfect Baby?
By- Jo Wilson, MSc, PGDip, BSc(Hons), MIPD, GN, RN, RSCN, Director, Healthcare Risk Services, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- Andrew Symon, MA(Hons), PhD, RGN, RM, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Dundee, UK
* Focuses on clinical issues of professionalism and understanding in midwifery practice * Encourages midwives to be reflective practitioners * Explores ethical questions, such as the competing interests of mother and baby
Paperback, 192 Pages
Published: January 2002
Imprint: Books For Midwives
ISBN: 978-0-7506-2851-8
Contents
- Introduction; Principles of Clinical Governance; Clinical Risk Modification - a collaborative approach to midwifery care; The midwife and the legal environment; Intra and inter-professional behaviour and communication; The role of the Midwifery Manager and Supervisor of Midwives; Consent issues during pregnancy and childbirth; Genetic counselling - legal and ethical dilemmas private; The tools of risk management and their application to midwifery practice; The consumer view; The victims of midwifery accidents; The way forward: clinical competence, co-operation and communication.
