A practical guide to providing midwifery care while promoting 'women-centred' care and normality. It explores questions such as: Why are women not encouraged to make a birth plan for elective CS? And, why are the needs of the delivering professional so often put before the advantages of upright postures for promoting descent of a second twin?

Examining evidence based practice and research from a midwifery standpoint, this book provides an introduction to the subject and looks at various methods and principles from practical and theoretical perspectives. It is intended for midwives and student midwives participating in Diploma, Advanced Diploma and first level degree programmes.

Presents a framework of ethics specific to midwifery and derived from midwifery practice, proposing strategies for ethical practice based on findings arising out of this profession.

Focusing on modern clinical realities, this textbook deals with midwifery.

Explores a comprehensive range of investigations that are used in pregnancy. This book considers the historical and cultural aspects of antenatal investigations and the potential impact of these technologies on the role of the midwife. It is suitable for health professionals involved in delivering antenatal care to women and their families.

Includes a selection of contributions that establish best practice in midwifery. This title offers midwives a review of key issues within the profession in a user-friendly and convenient format, providing a practical reference source. It contains a range of articles, research and stories covering topics from pregnancy to postnatal experiences.

Intended for midwives, this title provides an outline of common medical disorders that may be affected by pregnancy or which may cause pregnancy complications. This book presents various conditions where each addresses: an explanation of the condition; standard 'Non-pregnancy' treatment; pre-conception care; and, antenatal care.

Discusses issues relating to educating midwives and students, and makes suggestions for course content. This book explores the role of others in giving spiritual care and how the midwife fits in to these patterns of care. The conclusion of this book provides a resource for potential future research questions.

Explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery. This title outlines and discusses the midwife's role in health promotion making it useful reading for all student and practising midwives, as well as clinical practitioners.

How does the midwife begin to bridge the divide between technician and nurturer? Midwifery claims to be a profession that combines both art and science. This title provides relevant theory and practical tools to enable midwives to begin to bridge this divide and explore alternative ways of thinking and being.

Concentrates specifically on research into midwifery and related disciplines. This book is designed to equip midwives and midwifery students with the necessary tools to navigate the maze of evidence-informed practice and the very different kinds of research that are published in midwifery, medical and related journals.

Looks at a perspective of decision making and the chapters focus on a specific aspect related to making crucial decisions. Following an initial introduction, this book explores the concept of autonomy and the factors that influence autonomous practice. It also places emphasis on the role of the midwife in helping women make their own decisions.

Emphasises on discharge planning, home care, infant positioning, SIDS, infants born to substance-abusing mothers, managed care and its effects on neonatal care, home care and assessment tips, and the NANDA terminology. This book covers neonatal adaptation, neonatal assessment, care of the normal neonate, infant nutrition and high-risk neonates.

Follows the two-column Straight A's format that lets students choose how they study to improve test scores and final grades. This title features pretest questions at the beginning of each chapter; end-of-chapter NCLEX[registered]-style questions; lists of top items to study before a test; and, Time-Out for Teaching patient-teaching points.

Drawing out what is known about the effectiveness of care in normal labour and birth, this guide explores the research and evidence. It highlights where the evidence is compelling and discusses its application where women question its relevance to them and where the practitioner's expertise leads them to challenge it.

Useful for nurses working with pregnant patients in any clinical setting, this book includes prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum assessment, fetal monitoring, Apgar scoring, labor monitoring, care of the newborn, drugs that can affect pregnancy or lactation, and signs, symptoms, and treatment of complications throughout pregnancy.

Enables health care professionals, particularly midwives, to understand the spectrum of cultural and religious issues that affect the quality of care that they can give to women and their families during child bearing. This book presents practical ways of enhancing practice in all areas of women's health care.

Until recently a woman could not have had a baby without releasing a complex cocktail of 'love hormones'. Most women give birth without relying on the release of such a flow of hormones. Some give birth via caesarean section, while others use drugs. Humanity, the author argues stands at crossroads in the history of childbirth.