Essential midwifery / edited by Christine Henderson, Kathleen Jones.
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- 9780723424390 (pbk.) :
- 072342439X
- 618.2 HEN
- RG950 .E88 1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
UNIT 1: FROM ONE FAMILY TO ANOTHER:- 1.From girl to woman to mother--2. Sexual development and preconception halth--3. Conception--4. Adaptation to pregnancy--5. Planning Antenatal care--6. Assessing Fetal and maternal well-being--7. Women with special needs--8. Loss during pregnancy--UNIT 2: FROM BIRTH TO HEALTH AFTER BIRTH:- 9. The physiology nd clinical management of labour--10. The control of labour pain--11. Psychosocial support during labour--12. Management of the Newborn baby: Midwifery and Paediatric perspectives--13. Knowledge and skills involved in infant feeding--14. Health after birth--15. Adaptation to parenthood and the new family--UNIT 3: FACTORS INFLUENCING MIDWIFERY PRACTICE:- 16. Regulation of midwifery practice--17. Maternity policy and the midwife--18. Consulting consumers of the maternity services--19. Developing midwives for practice--20. Interpersonal skills--21. Women-centred care: The way forward.
Essential Midwifery is a comprehensive new text which embodies the philosophy of changing childbirth practices. The normality of the birth process is emphasised and the provision of a client centred approach is stressed, using new research throughout.