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Normal Midwifery Practice



October 2012 | 200 pages | Learning Matters
For new students the language and concepts of midwifery care can at first be daunting. This book helps students to understand the expectations of midwifery training in relation to normal midwifery practice. It covers the basics of midwifery care including professional practice, frameworks informing midwifery care, key concepts and philosophies of care, communication and care skills, antenatal care, normal labor and birth, postnatal care, neonatal care and breastfeeding, as well as a brief introduction to medicines management in normal midwifery care. The book is designed to work alongside first taught modules in midwifery, and underpin training in subsequent years.

Key Features
  • Reflects the latest practice approaches, issues and evidence
  • Links theory to practice through case studies and problem based learning
  • Activities help develop key skills such as decision making and critical thinking
  • Links knowledge to the NMC Standards and ESCs required for registration
 
Introduction
 
Introduction
 
Normal Midwifery Practice
 
Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Normal Midwifery Practice
 
The Initial Antenatal Appointment and Care
 
Ongoing Antenatal Care
 
Midwifery Care in Normal Labour
 
The Role of the Midwife in Post-Natal Care
 
Neonatal Care
 
Medicines Management in Normal Midwifery Practice
 
Glossary

An excellent book for student midwives. Some very useful activities included.

Mrs Carole Lindsey
Dept of Health Sciences, York Univ.
July 9, 2014

An interesting book which students will find useful

Mrs Mary Huntley
health, university of northampton
April 7, 2014

Very helpful to look at birth from a slightly different perspective. Useful as a lecturer preparing presentations and also as we try to promote normality

Ms Sheila Baldwin
Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University
December 11, 2013

A succinct foundation level text that is highly recommended to all students commencing midwifery studies within the university.

Mrs Haz Hughes
Health , University Campus Suffolk
November 21, 2013

This is a great resource for student midwives and midwives alike. It is clear, comprehensive and uses case studies and activities very effectively. Highly recommended.

Mrs Connie Mcluckie
School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Care (Sighth, Edinburgh Napier University
November 13, 2013

this book is helpful for students to consider evidence in relation to practice

Dr Ellen Kitson-reynolds
Faculty of health sciences, Southampton University
October 22, 2013

excellent text which covers all aspects of normal midwifery

Mrs Clare Hughes
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast
October 22, 2013

This is a very easy to read text that covers the key elements of the first year of study on a midwifery programme, providing a framework on which to build upon during subsequent years.
I particularly like how the NMC standards for pre-registration midwifery education and the essential skills clusters are identified at the start of each chapter, allowing the student to see how these apply to the modules being studied.

Miss Samantha Faulkner
Faculty of Health, Birmingham City University
September 11, 2013

Useful book. easy read.
Supplementary reading for first year midwifery students

Julie Hadley
Nursing and Midwifery (Stafford), Staffordshire University
August 27, 2013

This is a good book for pre-course reading as well as throughout the first year of the programme. It focuses on normal midwifery practice and has a very user-friendly / interactive appeal.

Mrs Sue Nyombi
School of Nursing & Midwifery, De Montfort University
July 1, 2013

Sam Chenery-Morris

Sam Chenery Morris (RGN, RM, RSCN) is an Associate Professor in Midwifery at the University of Suffolk. She has worked in all areas of midwifery practice, from the community to the delivery suite, from 1995-2003 before moving into teaching in 2006. Sam has a PhD in midwifery education specifically around learning, assessment and grading in clinical practice and an MA in Interprofessional Healthcare Education. Her teaching expertise encompasses normal midwifery practice, neonatal care and screening, professional issues and research methods with her module responsibilities reflecting these areas. She is a link lecturer to local hospitals and... More About Author

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