TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacDonald,Sue
AU  - Johnson Gail
TI  - Mayes' midwifery
SN  - 97807020262117
AV  - RG524.M33 2017 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Midwifery
KW  - Labor (Obstetrics)
KW  - Nurse Midwives
KW  - Obstetrics
KW  - Postnatal Care
KW  - Pregnancy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS
Part One: The Midwife in Context
1. The global midwife --
2. A history of the midwifery profession in the United Kingdom --
3. Statutory framework for practice --
4. The midwife as a lifelong learner --
5. Evidence-based practice and research for practice --
6. Leadership and management in midwifery --
7. Governance in Midwifery --
8. Ethics and midwifery practice --
9. Law and the midwife --
10. Pharmacology and the midwife --
Part Two: Childbirth in Context
11. Social, cultural and spiritual context of childbearing --
12. Psychological context --
13. Sexuality --
14. The Health Service Context and Midwifery --
15. Frameworks for the care of the child (Children Act) and Social Services --
Part Three: Public Health, Health promotion and Childbirth
16. Epidemiology --
17. Nutrition --
18. Complementary therapies in maternity care: responsibilities of midwives --
19. Health promotion and education --
20. Preconception care --
21. Education for parenthood --
22. Physical preparation for childbirth and beyond, and the role of physiotherapy --
23. Vulnerable women --
Part Four: The anatomy and physiology of fertility, conception and pregnancy
24. Anatomy of male and female reproduction --
25. Female reproductive physiology --
26. Genetics --
27. Fertility and its control --
28. Infertility and assisted conception --
29. Fertilization, embryonic, fetal and placental development --
30. The fetal skull  --
Part Five: Pregnancy --
31. Maternal and fetal responses to pregnancy --
32. Confirming pregnancy and care of the pregnant woman --
33. Antenatal investigations --
34. The choice agenda and place of birth and care --
Part Six: Labour and Birth 
Part Seven: Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby
Part Eight: Women and babies with complex needs
N2  - In this book chapters are authored by experts in their field, including midwifery academics and clinicians as well as allied professionals such as researchers, physiotherapists, neonatal nurse specialists, social scientists and legal experts. Evidence and research based throughout to help facilitate safe clinical practice. Learning outcomes and key points help readers structure their study and recap on what they have learned. Contains practice based tools and checklists and presents and discusses the latest national and international guidelines
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