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The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook. 3rd Edition - Product Image

The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook. 3rd Edition

  • Published: March 2013
  • 412 Pages
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Praise for previous editions:

“An excellent resource for both student midwives and qualified staff alike.” (Alison James, Midwifery Lecturer, Plymouth University)

"A lovely book with a lot of practical advice and easy to navigate. (Jayne Samples, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Huddersfield)

This fully revised and updated third edition of The Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook is a practical and accessible guide to midwifery care.

It addresses important questions such as:

- Why are women being pressured into caesarean section for breech presentation when the evidence is equivocal?
- If a baby needs assisted ventilation breaths at birth, why not bring the ambubag to the baby and leave the cord intact so the baby can benefit from the extra maternal oxygen supply?
- Why is skin-to-skin contact at birth so rarely offered to preterm babies when there is evidence of benefit?

This well-regarded text promotes normality and woman-centred care, using research, evidence-based guidelines and anecdotal accounts from women. It challenges practice and guidelines which are biased or based on poor evidence. Guidance is offered on how READ MORE >

Preface

Contributors

1 Labour and normal birth – Cathy Charles

2 Vaginal examinations and artificial rupture of the membranes – Vicky Chapman

3 Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour – Bryony Read

4 Perineal trauma and suturing – Vicky Chapman

5 Examination of the newborn baby at birth – Caroline Rutter

6 Home birth – Janet Gwillim and Cathy Charles

7 Water for labour and birth – Cathy Charles

8 Malpositions and malpresentations in labour – Vicky Chapman

9 Slow progress in labour – Vicky Chapman

10 Assisted birth: ventouse and forceps – Cathy Charles

11 Caesarean section – Cathy Charles

12 Vaginal birth after caesarean section – Vicky Chapman

13 Preterm birth – Charlise Adams

14 Breech birth – Lesley Shuttler

15 Twins and higher-order births – Jo Coggins

16 Haemorrhage – Sheila Miskelly

17 Emergencies in labour and birth – Sheila Miskelly

18 Neonatal and maternal resuscitation – Nick Castle

19 Induction of labour – Mary-Lou Elliott

20 Pre-eclampsia – Annette Briley

21 Stillbirth and neonatal death – Barbara Kavanagh and Cathy Charles

22 Risk management, litigation and complaints – Cathy Charles

23 Intrapartum blood tests – Vicky Chapman and Julie Davis

24 Medicines and the midwife – Vicky Chapman

Index

Vicky Chapman Frimley Park NHS Trust.

Cathy Charles

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