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By
Christine Henderson, MA, MTD, DPHE, DipN(Lond, RN, RM, Former Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
Kathleen Jones, BN, PGCE, DipN, RN, RM, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK
Description
ESSENTIAL MIDWIFERY is a comprehensive new text which covers the whole spectrum of life events relating to reproduction, from puberty
to parenthood. It emphasises the normality of the process of childbirth and stresses the provision of a client-centred approach. Sociological
and psychological issues and how a proper understanding of them should be used to enhance practice are integrated throughout. Biological
and behavioural aspects of the life changes are explained, making complex concepts clear. The book's approach is based on theory applied
to practice and takes a well-woman, holistic approach to care before, during and immediately after pregnancy. Intrinsic to this approach
is the inclusion of the baby, other siblings and the father of the children. The use of research-based material, as applied to practice,
is incorporated throughout and is a key feature of this book.
Audience
Midwives in clinical practice, education and management. Student midwives. Student nurses. GP practices--including health visitors and practice nurses
Contents
UNIT 1 FROM ONE FAMILY TO ANOTHER · From girl to woman to mother · Sexual development and pre-conception health ·
Conception · Adaptation to pregnancy · Planning antenatal care · Assessing fetal and maternal well-being ·
Women with special needs · Loss during pregnancy · UNIT 2 FROM BIRTH TO HEALTH AFTER · The physiology and clinical
management of labour · The control of labour pain · Psychosocial support during labour · Management of the newborn
baby: midwifery and paediatric perspectives · Knowledge and skills involved in infant feeding · Health after birth ·
Adaptation to parenthood and the new family · UNIT 3 FACTORS INFLUENCING MIDWIFERY · Regulation of midwifery practice ·
Maternity policy and the midwife · Consulting consumers of the maternity services · Developing midwives for practice ·
Interpersonal skills · Women-centred care: the way forward
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Paperback, 464 pages, publication date: SEP-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-7234-2439-0
ISBN-10: 0-7234-2439-X
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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