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By
Penny Champion, RM, ADM, MSc(Advanced Midwifery Practice), Practicing Midwife and Lecturer, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK
Carol McCormick, BSc (Hons) PGDL RN RM ADM, Midwife, Nottingham City Hospital, UK
Description
The issue of whether women should have the choice of eating and drinking whilst in labour is a contentious one. Many specialists including
midwives, obstetricians, anaesthetists, physiologists, specialist nurses and consumer groups have published the results of research relevant
to this issue or given their individual views in various journal articles. However, there is still no consensus of opinion. This situation
makes it very difficult for practising midwives and other practitioners in maternity care to help women make an informed decision about
eating and drinking in labour. This book has been written to give both students and practitioners confidence when dealing with this issue.
Audience
Midwifery students and practitioners
Contents
Preface; The childbearing continuum: what are the issues around food and drink for labouring women? Cultural and historical perspectives
on eating and drinking in labour; Labouring over food: the dietician's view; Changes in maternal food appetite and metabolism in labour
and the shift from fetal to neonatal metabolism; Eating and drinking in labour: the consumer's view; Putting the evidence into practice;
Appendix; Index
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Paperback, 160 pages, publication date: JAN-2002
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5315-2
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5315-9
Imprint: BOOKS FOR MIDWIVES
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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