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Contexts of midwifery practice /

In order to become skilled and competent practitioners, student midwives need to understand the complex individual, family and societal issues they will encounter. By introducing the contemporary context of midwifery practice, this book helps students to understand the problems many women face in so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muscat, Helen (Author), Passmore, Heather (Author), Chenery-Morris, Sam (Author)
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE Publications : Learning Matters, 2017.
Series:Transforming midwifery practice.
Subjects:
Obstetrics > Practice > Great Britain.
Midwives > Great Britain.
Midwifery > Great Britain.
Childbirth > Great Britain.
Maternal health services > Great Britain.
Midwifery > methods > Great Britain.
Home Childbirth > Great Britain.
Maternal Health Services > Great Britain.
Midwifery > education > Great Britain.
Childbirth.
Maternal health services.
Midwifery.
Midwives.
Obstetrics > Practice.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The principles of health promotion and salutogenesis
  • Weight management in pregnancy
  • Age and childbearing
  • Women who have communication challenges
  • Sexual and reproductive health in childbearing
  • Perinatal mental health
  • Domestic abuse
  • Substance misuse and pregnancy
  • Promoting parenting in midwifery.