| Essential Midwifery Practice Contributor(s): Walsh, Denis (Editor), Downe, Soo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405176989 ISBN-13: 9781405176989 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $63.31 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth |
| Dewey: 618.2 |
| LCCN: 2009024487 |
| Series: Essential Midwifery Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intrapartum care has undergone profound changes over the past fifty years. Essential Midwifery Practice: Intrapartum Care takes a broad sweep to examine these changes and their intersection with midwifery, in particular their impact on the midwife's role during labour and birth. It is an invaluable guide for all midwives. Essential Midwifery Practice: Intrapartum Care addresses a wide range of topics including the evolution of intrapartum care, debates about knowledge, and childbirth education. It looks at birth environments, labour rhythms, working with pain, normal birth, unusual labours, and complementary therapies. Written by key experts and providing guidance on best practice, this unique and diverse text will bring readers up-to-date with the latest research and reflection in their specialist fields.
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