Accupuncture in midwifery is an excellent introductory guide to the practice of acupuncture within midwifery, making it an essential purchase for midwives at all levels. acupuncturists will also find this text useful.
This book specificaly addresses the uniqueness and complexity of lesrning and assessing in clinical setings, and how such learning can be managed, facilitated and assessed. This isa how to doit' book with a solid theoretical base and considferable empirical research behind the clinical learning and assessment strategies."
Acting as acompanion to women in labour is a spesial privilege and an honour, and a role that midwives regularly enjoy. There is an art to being a supportive presence during birth, to creating a safe and comportable environment and to enabling a women's natural pain relieving endorphins to flow freely.
These are the questions at the hearth of childbirth in the global village which highlights the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and its implications for midwifery practice and education.
This book is evidencve based, fully illustrated and easy to follow for all health professionals involved in the physical aspects of antenatal education-midwives, health visitors, physiotherapists, NCT teachers, andexercise teachers.
Normal childbirth: evidence and debate provides a unique perspective on a area which has been largely neglegcted in the past. This perspective is rooted in a challenge to current ways of thinking about health.
This is the first book to explore public health from the perspective of the midwife and examines the midwife's role in maintaining and improving health from a more global and population-based focus. With contributions from leading academics and practising midwives, real life initiatives are discussed.
Nursing care of women is a comprehensive account of the total health needs of women. Much of the content relates to gynaecology but many other aspects of women's health have been included to provide a more holistic approach to the health care needs of women.
The enthusiasm whish greeted publication of the first three volumes in this midwifery practice series highlighted the need felt by midwives for material which would help them to underpin their practice with research.
This first book in the maternity practice series encourages readers ti continue to be reflective about their own practice and to chalenge traditional practice in midwifery.