Midwifery : the basics /
Baston, Helen, 1962-
Midwifery : the basics / Helen Baston. - 1 online resource. - The basics .
The context of birth -- The roles of the midwife -- Midwifery : an evolutionary tale -- Becoming a midwife -- Pre-conceptual and antenatal care -- Labour and birth care -- Postnatal care -- Midwife as specialist.
"Midwifery: The Basics provides an engaging and authentic insight into the midwife's world. It explores the role of the midwife as a clinician and professional, showing how midwives can support women both to achieve a healthy full-term pregnancy and a smooth transition to motherhood. This book begins with a discussion of the context of birth and parenthood, placing midwifery in its broader social context. Topics covered include: The midwife as an autonomous professional; Becoming a midwife; Pre-conceptual and antenatal care; Intrapartum care; Postnatal care; and The specialist midwife. Midwifery: The Basics uses the voices of mothers, fathers and midwives to illustrate the complex world of becoming, being and supporting parents. This is an essential introduction for students at undergraduate and A-Level who are approaching midwifery for the first time"--
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Midwifery.
MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health
HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth
MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics
RG950
618.2
Midwifery : the basics / Helen Baston. - 1 online resource. - The basics .
The context of birth -- The roles of the midwife -- Midwifery : an evolutionary tale -- Becoming a midwife -- Pre-conceptual and antenatal care -- Labour and birth care -- Postnatal care -- Midwife as specialist.
"Midwifery: The Basics provides an engaging and authentic insight into the midwife's world. It explores the role of the midwife as a clinician and professional, showing how midwives can support women both to achieve a healthy full-term pregnancy and a smooth transition to motherhood. This book begins with a discussion of the context of birth and parenthood, placing midwifery in its broader social context. Topics covered include: The midwife as an autonomous professional; Becoming a midwife; Pre-conceptual and antenatal care; Intrapartum care; Postnatal care; and The specialist midwife. Midwifery: The Basics uses the voices of mothers, fathers and midwives to illustrate the complex world of becoming, being and supporting parents. This is an essential introduction for students at undergraduate and A-Level who are approaching midwifery for the first time"--
9780429052750 0429052758 9780429625725 0429625723 9780429627361 042962736X 9780429629006 0429629001
Midwifery.
MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health
HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth
MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics
RG950
618.2