Law and Clinical Risk in Midwifery

The Right to a Perfect Baby?
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Paperback, 192 Pages
Published: JAN-2002
ISBN 10: 0-7506-2851-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-7506-2851-8
Imprint: BOOKS FOR MIDWIVES

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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

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* 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


 
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