Midwifery: Preparation for Practice

Midwifery: Preparation for Practice is both highly respected and upheld as the definitive midwifery text for the Australian and New Zealand market. Written and edited by a selection of internationally recognised leaders in the midwifery, this book shares the wealth of knowledge and expertise in midwifery practice, education, research and regulation. This text aims to develop and support competent, confident midwives by providing up-to-date evidence and practice based resources for students and midwives who work in partnership with women in woman-centred models of midwifery care. INDICE: Australian and New Zealand health care and maternity systemsThe Australian and New Zealand contextModels of healthMidwifery and maternity in a global context Risk, fear and safetyWays of looking at evidence and measurementThe place of birthChallenges to women's healthMidwives working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander womenMidwives and Maori women: Advancing our relationshipsOptions for women around fertility and reproductionProfessional frameworks for practice in Australia and New ZealandLegal frameworks for practice in Australia and New ZealandEthical frameworks for practiceSustaining midwifery practiceTheoretical frameworks for midwifery practiceWorking in partnershipWorking in collaborationPromoting physiological birthThe physiology of conception and pregnancyNutrition and physical activity foundation for pregnancy, childbirth and lactationScreening and assessmentWorking with women in pregnancyPhysiological changes during labourSupporting women in labour and birthWorking with pain in labourUsing water for labour and birthPerineal care and repairPhysiological changes during the postnatal periodSupporting women becoming mothersTransitions to motherhood Supporting the newborn infantSupporting the breastfeeding motherCompleting the midwife-woman partnershipPharmacology and prescribingContraceptionChallenges in pregnancyDisturbances in the rhythm of labourInterventions in pregnancy labour and birth Maternal life-threatening emergenciesComplications in the post-natal period for the mother The compromised neonateGrief and loss during childbearing

• ISBN: 978-0-7295-4174-9
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1390
• Fecha Publicación: 09/01/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés