Midwifery Essentials: Postnatal
Volume 4
By- Helen Baston, BA(Hons), MMedSci, PhD, PGDipEd, ADM, RN, RM, Lead Midwife for Education; Supervisor of Midwives, Mother & Infant Research Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
- Jennifer Hall, MSc, ADM, PGDip(HE), RN, RM, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; Clinical Editor, The Practising Midwife
'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.
Audience
student and practising midwives; labour ward personnel; nurses studying midwifery
Included in series
Midwifery Essentials
Midwifery Essentials
Paperback, 176 Pages
Published: September 2009
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-10356-8
Contents
- Postnatal Volume:
1. Introduction
2. Postnatal care: principles and practice
3. Care of the baby at birth
4. Examination of the newborn
5. Hospital postnatal care
6. Post-operative care following a caesarean birth
7. Postnatal care in the community
8. Emotional wellbeing following birth
9. Fertility control advice after birth
10. Supporting the mother to feed her baby
