Midwifery

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners-midwives, doulas, nurses, and obstetricians-to take a fresh look at the "e;standard procedures"e; that are routinely used to "e;manage"e; American childbirth.

Midwives and other health care professionals need to have a deep understanding of the various lives childbearing women live in order to support them insightfully and practise in a nuanced manner.

The book describes the current management of fecal incontinence from an advanced practice nursing perspective.

Drawing on years of midwifery experience of waterbirth, this collection of stories, based on real-life events, illuminates a rewarding way of birth and emphasises the theoretical knowledge, skills, understanding, and resilience needed to practice well.

Newborn babies are examined at around 6 to 72 hours after their birth to rule out major congenital abnormalities and reassure the parents that their baby is healthy.

One day you will feel better.

This brief explores the resurgence of the role of doulas in the child birthing process in Chinese clinical settings, as a lens to understand comparative pre- and post-natal care worldwide.

Dieses Buch richtet sich an Alle, die ihre schwangere Patientin hinsichtlich sportlicher Betätigung beraten.

This comprehensive, case-based title takes a practical approach to treating the pregnant patient by illustrating common and less common issues that arise during pregnancy.

Supervising and Assessing Student Nurses and Midwives in Clinical Practice is a practical guide for healthcare practitioners responsible for the supervision and assessment of students.

Another Twinkle in the Eye is an essential guide for anyone contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness.

The aim of this book is to provide a straightforward summary of the knowl- edge required for examinations in specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Guide for Primary Care, second edition, covers the diagnosis and treatment of STDs and other information critical to patient care and reflects the last five years of significant changes in information about STDs.

This book provides a detailed overview of the possible risks associated with ART pregnancies and their clinical management.

Nurses, midwives and health visitors have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Die Senkung der perinatalen Mortalität und Morbidität steht in direktem Zusammenhang mit der Behandlung vorzeitiger Wehentätigkeit.

Fetal MR has grown continually in importance in recent years, and the brain has become the main focus of investigation.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the assessment and management of adults with thyroid disorders in daily clinical practice.

Crib death (SIDS) is the most frequent cause of death for infants during the first year, striking 1 out of every 700-1,000.

Based on personal accounts by birthing women and their medical attendants, Brought to Bed reveals how childbirth has changed from colonial times to the present.

Das vorliegende Facharztbuch richtet sich vor allem an Assistentinnen und Assistenten in der Weiterbildung im Fach Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie sowie an Ärztinnen und Ärzte, die schwerpunktmäßig in der Geburtshilfe tätig sind.

Hebammen begleiten mit ihrem Wissen junge Mütter und Familien, um sie auf die Geburt und die Zeit danach ideal vorzubereiten.

Intraperitoneal Cancer Therapy investigates intraperitoneal chemotherapy in a variety of complex and interesting ways.

Based on an ethnography of postpartum consultations by independent midwives in Switzerland, this book produces unique insights into home-birth parents' breastfeeding journey from the first hours after birth to weaning.

Providing clinicians with a comprehensive, evidence-based summary of musculoskeletal health in pregnancy and postpartum, this is the first book of its kind to describe the physiologic changes, prevalence, etiology, diagnostic strategies, and effective treatments for the most common musculoskeletal clinical conditions encountered during this phase of life.

The fourth edition of Health Promotion in Midwifery explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery.

The aim of this book is to provide a straightforward summary of the knowledge required for examinations in specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Nursing Theory, Postmodernism, Post-structuralism, and Foucault critiques mainstream American nursing theory and its use of post-structural theory, comparing and contrasting how postmodern and post-structural ideas have been used fruitfully in nursing research and theorizing elsewhere.

This book comprehensively discusses both gestational diabetes and diabetes that pre-exists pregnancy (type 1 or type 2), highlighting conditions and complications that are expected to occur during and after pregnancy.

Developed by a panel of leading experts in the field of obstetrics, this book provides an overview of disease presentation, treatment, protocols and outcomes in the field of obstetrics.

This new edition of a classic text is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of pre-school children.

Autobiography of a Disease documents, in experimental form, the experience of extended life-threatening illness in contemporary US hospitals and clinics.

This comprehensive and accessible guide is for every birthing and health professional looking to improve their care during pregnancy, birth, and aftercare for autistic women.

More comprehensive than other texts, this new book covers the classic and cutting edge multivariate techniques used in today's research.

Collaborative Practice with Vulnerable Children and Their Families focuses on the knowledge and skills needed by professionals who work across disciplines to meet the needs of parents and children experiencing complex difficulties.

Legal and ethical competence is a cornerstone of professional midwifery practice and an essential part of midwifery training.

With insight and research from world-renowned experts, this book provides specific approaches to diagnosis and treatment, addressing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management.

Heart disease has long been thought of as a mens issue, when it is actually the leading cause of death in both men and women.

Biochemical monitoring of the fetus has been in the back of every perinatologist's mind.

The NMC have produced standards of proficiency for pre registration midwifery education and those standards have been written in an academic language, for higher education institutions.

Nursing Education and Digital Health Strategies explores the current state of health and healthcare education, as well as that of nursing informatics education.

The Disability Bioethics Reader is the first introduction to the field of bioethics presented through the lens of critical disability studies and the philosophy of disability.

Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating, ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife!

This work includes a foreword by Carl Thompson, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York.