Becoming a Midwife in the 21st Century

List of contributors.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction (Ian Peate & Cathy Hamilton).
1. Effective Communication (Tandy Deane-Gray).
2. The Aims of Antenatal Care (Laura Abbott).
3. Programmes of Care During Childbirth (Laura Abbott).
4. Interdisciplinary Working: Seamless Working within MaternityCare (Eileen Huish & Lisa Nash).
5. Intrapartum Care (Annabel Jay & Cathy Hamilton).
6. Effective Emergency Care (Caroline Duncombe, Meryl Dimmock& Sarah Green).
7. Initial Assessment and Examination of the Newborn Baby (LynDolby).
8.Effective Postnatal Care (Annabel Jay).
9. Medication and the Midwife (Cathy Hamilton).
10. Effective Documentation (Carole Yearley, Celia Wildeman& Chandra Mehta).
11. Regulating the Midwifery Profession - Protecting Women orthe Profession (Christine Lawrence & Carole Yearley)
12. The Impact of Cultural Issues on te Practice of Midwifery(Celia Wildeman).
13. Legislation and the Midwife (Cathy Hamilton & LisaNash).
14. Confidentiality (Celia Wildeman).
15. Clinical Decision-Making (Marianne Mead).
16. Health, Safety and Environmental Issues (Lisa Nash).
17. Evidence-Based Practice (Marianne Mead).
18. Statutory Supervision of Midwives (Kath Mannion).
19. Clinical Governance Framework and Quality Assurance inRelation to Midwifery Care (Cathy Rogers, Sally Luck & NadaSchiavone).
Answers to the Cultural Awareness Quiz.
Glossary.
Index.