Overview

The Student’s Guide to Becoming a Midwife is essential reading for all student midwives. Now updated to include the latest 2012 NMC Midwifery Rules and Standards and a brand new chapter on the midwife and public health, this comprehensive resource provides a wide range of need-to-know information for student midwives, including: Effective communication and documentation Confidentiality Interdisciplinary working The fundamentals of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care Assessment and examination of the new-born baby Medicines Public health Clinical decision-making Evidence-based practice With case studies, words of wisdom from current midwives and a range of activities and self-test questions throughout – making it easy to learn and understand key concepts – The Student’s Guide to Becoming a Midwife is the ideal companion for students throughout their course.

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Author:   Ian Peate (Visiting Professor, University of West London, London, UK) ,  Cathy Hamilton (Midwifery Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.848kg
ISBN:  

9781118410936

ISBN 10:   1118410939
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   24 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

contributors iv Preface to the Second Edition vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 Effective Communication 8 2 Effective Documentation 26 3 Confidentiality 41 4 The Aims of Antenatal Care 57 5 Programmes of Care During Childbirth 72 6 Interprofessional Working: Seamless Working within Maternity Care 88 7 Intrapartum Care 102 8 Effective Emergency Care 131 9 Initial Assessment and Examination of the Newborn Baby 156 10 Effective Postnatal Care 172 11 Medication and the Midwife 198 12 The Midwife and Public Health 214 13 Regulating the Midwifery Profession 230 14 The Impact of Cultural Issues on the Practice of Midwifery 249 15 Legislation and the Midwife 261 16 Decision Making 277 17 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 293 18 Evidence-Based Practice 312 19 Statutory Supervision of Midwives 329 20 Clinical Governance:A Framework for Improving Quality in Maternity Care 345 Answers to Quiz Questions 365 Glossary 374 Index 381

Reviews

Overall, The Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwifeis an excellent all-round book to accompany any midwifery student throughout their training... I would recommend it to students in direct entry and shortened programmes of study as well as any practitioners returning to practice or wishing to update their study skills. ( British Journal of Midwifery , 1 April 2014)

Author Information

About the editors Professor Ian Peate is Visiting Professor, University of West London, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing. Cathy Hamilton is Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at the University of Hertfordshire and Supervisor of Midwives at West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust.

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