This title covers a range of clinical, legal, ethical and professional issues and is written by leaders in these areas. It has been produced for midwives and student midwives who want to be at the forefront of their profession, but it makes absorbing reading for anyone interested in the way childbirth is managed. Readers are confronted by professional controversy, share with clinicians in the process of improving practice, and explore new theories developed by midwife researchers to inform practice. What effects do ...
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This title covers a range of clinical, legal, ethical and professional issues and is written by leaders in these areas. It has been produced for midwives and student midwives who want to be at the forefront of their profession, but it makes absorbing reading for anyone interested in the way childbirth is managed. Readers are confronted by professional controversy, share with clinicians in the process of improving practice, and explore new theories developed by midwife researchers to inform practice. What effects do technology and legal liability have on childbirth? What ethical issues arise? What choices do women have, and is birth approached as a natural phenomenon, or as a medical problem? How has breast-feeding been influenced by medical fashions and trends? How can midwives and other carers help a mother whose baby is stillborn cope with her loss, and how is post-natal care faring in Australia? This book assembles the knowledge of a dozen practising midwives who are leaders in their fields and who, together, combine decades of wisdom and of experience. Assembles the knowledge of a dozen practising midwives who are leaders in their fields Covers a range of clinical, legal, ethical and professional issues Helps the midwife to improve practice Updates the reader on the latest theories in midwifery
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Add this copy of Midwifery: Trends and Practice in Australia to cart. $9.30, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Churchill Livingstone.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780443054297.
