Fundamentals of Midwifery makes the subject of midwifery accessible, straight–forward, and exciting, making it an essential text for the aspiring midwife! This resource assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, presenting you with the ‘must–have’ information that you need about both the theory and practice of what it means to be a midwife. With extensive full colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and scenarios, this user–friendly textbook will support you throughout your entire course. Key features: Broad and comprehensive in scope, with chapters on: team working; infant feeding; antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care; public health and health promotion; complementary therapies; pharmacology and medicines management; and emergencies. Interactive and student–friendly in approach, with case studies and activities throughout Brings together professional and clinical topics in one user–friendly book Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for pre–registration midwifery education Comes with an online resource centre with further activities and resources Fundamentals of Midwifery is essential reading for all pre–registration student midwives, as well as newly qualified midwives, reflecting contemporary midwifery practice. INDICE: About the series Contributors Preface Acknowledgements How to use your textbook About the companion website Chapter 1 To be a midwife Nicky Clark and Carol Paeglis Chapter 2 Team working Mary Beadle and Sue Townend Chapter 3 Sociology applied to maternity care Mary Beadle and Sara Wise Chapter 4 Psychology applied to maternity care Julie Jomeen and Lynda Bateman Chapter 5 Parenthood Ola Ogbuehi and Jacqui Powell Chapter 6 Antenatal midwifery care Julie Flint and Carol Lambert Chapter 7 Intrapartum midwifery care Julie Flint and Sue Townend Chapter 8 Postnatal midwifery care Louise Lewis and Lisa Lachanudis Chapter 9 Care of the newborn Liz Smith and Brenda Waite Chapter 10 Infant feeding Louise Lewis and Liz Mason Chapter 11 Public health and health promotion Ola Ogbuehi, Fiona Robinson and Catriona Jones Chapter 12 Contraception and family planning Liz Smith and Sarah Wise Chapter 13 Perinatal mental health Julie Jomeen and Nicky Clark Chapter 14 Complementary and alternative medicines applied to maternity care Catriona Jones and Jane Marsh Chapter 15 Pharmacology and medicines management Mary Beadle and Andrea Hilton Chapter 16 Emergencies in midwifery Liz Smith and Brenda Waite Chapter 17 Bereavement and loss Liz Smith and Brenda Waite Self–assessment answers Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-52802-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 480
- Fecha Publicación: 30/01/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés