
Postnatal Care
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4051-7091-8 (ISBN)
Description
Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care summarises the important developments in postnatal care in relation to recent policy and guidance and relates the recommendations to midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. With contributions from experts in the field, this practical text provides a resource for postnatal service provision in both hospital and community, offering a framework to assist midwives understand the background to care.
With a focus on a woman and family centred philosophy, and community engagement models of care, this text explores issues including clinical care within the postnatal period, transition into parenthood, empowering parents, morbidity and postnatal care, the healthy newborn, and engaging vulnerable women and families.
Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care forms part of a series of books that succinctly address the needs of practising midwives on a number of contemporary issues.
Includes up to date information on recent policy, including NICE guidelines
Written by respected experts in the field
Focused on women and family centered care
For both hospital and community midwives
With a focus on a woman and family centred philosophy, and community engagement models of care, this text explores issues including clinical care within the postnatal period, transition into parenthood, empowering parents, morbidity and postnatal care, the healthy newborn, and engaging vulnerable women and families.
Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care forms part of a series of books that succinctly address the needs of practising midwives on a number of contemporary issues.
Includes up to date information on recent policy, including NICE guidelines
Written by respected experts in the field
Focused on women and family centered care
For both hospital and community midwives
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
492 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-7091-8 (9781405170918)
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E-Book
09/2009
Wiley-Blackwell
€44.99
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Persons
Sheena Byrom is a consultant midwife at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Central Lancashire.
Grace Edwards is a?consultant midwife at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.
Debra Bick is Professor of Evidence Based Midwifery Practice, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London.
Grace Edwards is a?consultant midwife at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.
Debra Bick is Professor of Evidence Based Midwifery Practice, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London.
Editor
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Central Lancashire
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London
Content
The History of Postnatal Care, National and International Perspectives. Contemporary Postnatal Care in the 21st Century.
What do Women Think About Postnatal Care in the UK?.
Transition into parenthood: Ideology and Reality.
Empowering parents: Strengthening the Future.
Morbidity and Postnatal Care.
Baby Friendly Hospital: Baby Friendly Mother.
Engaging Vulnerable Women and Families.
Working with Partners; Forming the Future.
The Healthy Newborn.
Planned Parenthood
What do Women Think About Postnatal Care in the UK?.
Transition into parenthood: Ideology and Reality.
Empowering parents: Strengthening the Future.
Morbidity and Postnatal Care.
Baby Friendly Hospital: Baby Friendly Mother.
Engaging Vulnerable Women and Families.
Working with Partners; Forming the Future.
The Healthy Newborn.
Planned Parenthood