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Midwifery by Sara Wickham (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherElsevier-Health Sciences Division

ISBN-100750654279

ISBN-139780750654272

eBay Product ID (ePID)1978445

Product Key Features

Number of Pages238 Pages

Publication NameMidwifery

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectGynecology & Obstetrics, Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMedical

AuthorSara Wickham

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length8.6 in

Item Width10.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Volume NumberVol. 1

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal618.2

Table Of ContentCHOICE: The disempowering concept of risk; Young, pregnant and pleased; Into the breach; Painful choices; Difficult decisions; HIV screening choices; The midwife 2010; Reflection/debate; PREGNANCY: How to calculate an EDD; Calculating an EDD; Antenatal visits; Maternal stress or anxiety during pregnancy; Pre eclampsia; From a different planet; Now just pop up here, dear; Reflection/debate; FOCUS ON: ANTENATAL EDUCATION: Early pregnancy sessions; Antenatal education: past and future agendas; Serving up nutrition...; Watch your language!; Asian women's maternity language course; LABOUR AND BIRTH: Childbirth in bed; Why should I do vaginal examinations; Assessing cervical dilation without VEs; Invasive actions in labour; Midwives and women...; Helping women through crises in their labour; Caring for women during the latent phase of labour; Birth without active pushing; Women's position in second stage; Occipito-posterior positioning; Reflection/debate; FOCUS ON: THIRD STAGE: Active versus expectant management; The Hinchingbrooke third stage trial; Don't manage the third stage of labour!; Further thoughts on the third stage; POSTNATAL: After the birth is over; Pain in early puerperium; To stitch or not to stitch?; How does it feel to you; Reflection/debate; FOCUS ON: ABUSE: Childhood sexual abuse and pregnancy; Domestic violence; Childbirth in women with a history of sexual abuse; Sexual assault; BREASTFEEDING: The carrot; Breastfeeding and bullying; Artificial feeding and risk; Successful preterm breastfeeding; Intrauterine pollution and human milk pollution; Breastfeeding - early problems; Stop taking the baby!; Reflection/debate; ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: Evidence-based practice - the new dogma?; Labour and the raspberry leaf herb; How did it feel? Piles; Complementing practice; Osteopathy; Baby massage classes; Reflection/debate; STORIES AND REFLECTION: Pictures at a birth; Caring for Ann; A mother's experience of Edgeware Birth Centre; Taken to the limit; The D word; I'm a midwife!; Multiple sclerosis; Born before arrival; The coffee break epidural; Waterbirth and song; In praise of an unusual midwife; Mrs Silver rides again; I have a dream

SynopsisIn an age where information is increasingly abundant and sometimes overwhelming, it becomes more difficult than ever to read everything or to select the key articles and papers that contain the best ideas, information and evidence to inform midwifery practice. Midwifery: Best Practice comprises a broad selection of contributions that establish best practice and current thinking in midwifery. This compilation offers midwives a succinct review pf key issues within the profession in a user-friendly and convenient format, providing a practical reference source. Edited by a well-known and respected lecturer in midwifery and published in association with The Practising Midwife , one of the leading British midwifery journals. This text contains a wide range of articles, research and stories covering topics from pregnancy to postnatal experiences, This exciting new text - Challenges existing ways of thinking Raises totally new ideas for consideration Stimulates learning, debate and reflection Each of the main sections begins with an introduction and ends with a page of questions that can be used for group discussions, PREP or just personal reflection on the issues raised. A compendium of the best articles from past issues of The Practising Midwife Structured around the various stages of pregnancy Articles have been grouped together to provide a comprehensive overview of pregnancy and childbirth, 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 extremely useful, as it provides essential information on all aspects of midwifery.

LC Classification NumberRG950