The passage of the "Human Rights Act" of 1998 has led to much public debate regarding the scope of citizens' rights and obligations in a new "rights culture." This book focuses on the relationship between human rights and nursing in these …
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The passage of the "Human Rights Act" of 1998 has led to much public debate regarding the scope of citizens' rights and obligations in a new "rights culture." This book focuses on the relationship between human rights and nursing in these …
Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing with CDROM
Continually praised for its reader-friendly coverage of complex topics, this trusted resource provides fundamental, step-by-step guidance for assessing and caring for new mothers, newborns, and families. It carefully integrates the importance of …
Developments in the Supervision of Midwives
Dilemmas of management versus supervision * Bullying and the culture of blame * Disciplinary versus supportive roles * The impact of clinical governance * Innovation in supervision * The new ENB distance learning package * The University of …
This pocket-sized quick reference provides essential information on the most commonly-prescribed drugs, looking at the implications for use on both mother and child. Intended as a supplementary text to The British National Formulary and other …
Midwifery, Mind and Spirit: Emerging Issues of Care
A unique and useful resource for practitioners, lecturers and students who wish to examine the issues surrounding the spiritual aspects of midwifery and implement them into clinical practice * This practice and research-based text draws on a wide …
Pregnancy, Poverty and Health Care
This U.K. book examines the ways in which a group of childbearing women living in poverty in the west Midlands of England attempted to make sense of their lives and experiences. Examining the different ways in which individual women experience …
Still the most thorough midwifery textbook available, this guide focuses on modern clinical realities as it guides readers from the first days of study to the first days of qualified practice.
This book examines the principles and realities of ethics in midwifery practice today. It explains basic ethical theory, looking at how dilemmas occur and the ethical bases on which conflicts can be resolved. Through a series of case studies, …
The latest information on the use of acupuncture in midwifery.
Modern midwifery practice should be based on the findings of up-to-date research, which is necessarily changing and dynamic. The Midwifery Practice Series was specifically designed to enable busy practitioners and students to have access to a …
Applying sociological theories to midwifery practice, this clear and accessible book offers a broad review of relevant social policies and their philosophy and effects especially on child-bearing women, as well as exploring the social meaning of …
Mavis Kirkham brings together a team of authors to examine the relationship on which maternity care is based. Examining this relationship from a variety of different perspectives brings insights which should help midwives to relate better to …
This midwife's handbook is designed to provide practicing nurse midwives and obstetric nurses with quick access to important clinical information. It is a comprehensive reference that offers brief overviews of pregnancy, the intrapartum and …
Breastfeeding Special Care Babies
This is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of breastfeeding babies with special care needs. The language is clear and direct and references up-to-date. The author covers the basics of breastfeeding and lactation, positioning and …
Midwifery: Best Practice, Volume 1
This invaluable resource represents a select compilation of articles from issues of "The Practising Midwife," which form the basis of a practical approach to pregnancy and childbirth. Practicing midwives and students will find this volume …
Culture, Religion & Childbearing: A Handbook for Health Professionals
This book will help everyone involved in providing, planning, purchasing or managing women's health services to meet the needs of all women, taking their cultural, religious and individual needs into account. Its wealth of references make it …
Effective Coaching in Healthcare Practice
The first book on coaching aimed specifically at midwives and other healthcare professionals.
Law and Clinical Risk in Midwifery: The Right to a Perfect Baby?
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
Development of midwifery theory which started in the late 1970s has occurred on several fronts. The adaptation of nursing models to midwifery, the development of local models and care plans, the continued use of midwifery process applied to the …
A new section on evidence-based research * Extensive new material * More like a workbook * The addition of new activities and ideas for workshops * Practice-based material featured as an Appendix * Clarification of areas not properly understood …
Pregnancy, Birth and Maternity Care: Feminist Perspectives
With a focus on improving woman-centered midwifery care, this unique resource provides a thorough discussion of feminist theories and their relevance and application to midwifery practice, education, and research. Comprehensive in scope, it …
Birth Centres: A Social Model for Maternity Care
comprehensive review of the current status of birth centers internationally, looking at the evidence for their success as well as the problems in establishing them.
Lactation Consultant in Private Practice
The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice presents in a fun and user-friendly manner an orientation and guide to the lactation consultant profession, as manifested by the Private Practice Lactation Consultant. It makes deciding if private …
Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence
The author of "Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice" now offers a convenient, evidence-based guide for managing breastfeeding and related issues.J"Breastfeeding Management" covers incidence, etiology, risk factors, prevention, …
fully revised and updated edition of this successful guide to breastfeeding. A short, succinct authoritative, pocket book guide to the how and why of breastfeeding. Written by a group of experts in infant feeding brought together by the Royal …
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 …
Midwives have an increasingly important role in the management of drugs during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. This book should meet the needs of busy midwives by providing a review of the principles of pharmacology and the drugs …
Reviews of Midwifery Practice: A Research Based Approach:;'I opened this book with enthusiasm, pleased to find that a fourth volume had been added to the series. I had worried that by using the tripartite structure of antenatal, intrapartum and …
HIV in Pregnancy and Childbirth
This practical guide addresses the issues of HIV infection and its implications for both the pregnant woman and the midwife. It covers epidemiology, transmission, the disease progress, and the provisions of holistic pregnancy care.
Health Promotion in Midwifery Practice: A Resource for Health Professionals
This practical and exciting new text explores health promotion and the role of the midwife today. It offers practical advice while integrating health promotion theory into midwifery practice. The reader is encouraged to explore current health …