Fundamentals of Midwifery - A Textbook for Students

Informationen zum Autor ABOUT THE EDITOR Louise Lewis is a Lecturer in Midwifery in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Hull. Klappentext Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating, ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife!This resource brings together knowledge from a collection of clinical experts and experienced academics to support your learning and prepare you for the challenges faced in contemporary midwifery healthcare. It presents you with the 'must-have' information that you need concerning both the theoretical and practical aspects of what it means to be a midwife. With extensive full colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and scenarios, this user-friendly textbook will support you throughout your entire education programme. Fundamentals of Midwifery is essential reading for all pre-registration student midwives, as well as newly qualified midwives.KEY FEATURES:* Broad and comprehensive in scope, with chapters on: team working; antenatal care, intrapartum and postnatal care; infant feeding; public health and health promotion; perinatal mental health; complementary therapies; pharmacology and medicines management; and emergencies.* Interactive and student-friendly in approach, with activities throughout.* Brings together professional and clinical topics in one user-friendly book.* Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education.* Supported by an online resource centre featuring interactive multiple-choice questions, additional scenarios and activities, and links to further reading. Zusammenfassung Suitable for students, this title makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating. It features information that you need concerning both the theoretical and practical aspects of what it means to be a midwife. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the series xii Contributors xiii Foreword xv Preface xvi Acknowledgements xvii How to use your textbook xviii About the companion website xxii Chapter 1 To be a midwife 1 Nicky Clark and Carol Paeglis Introduction 1 The professional status and regulation of midwifery 2 The NMC 2 European Union 3 The International Confederation of Midwives 6 Key midwifery concepts 6 Interpersonal skills and attributes 7 Professional expectations 9 Life as a student midwife 9 The programme 10 The statutory supervision of midwives 12 Raising and escalating concerns 13 Quality assurance 13 Student support 14 Health screening 14 Criminal record 15 Life as a midwife 16 Career routes 16 Conclusion 16 End of chapter activities 17 Glossary of terms 19 References 20 Chapter 2 Team working 22 Mary Beadle and Sue Townend Introduction 22 Woman-centred care 23 Effective team working 23 What is a team? 24 Leadership 25 Management 25 Communication 28 Collaboration 29 Power dynamics 31 Regulation 32 Escalating concerns 33 Team player 34 Conclusion 35 End of chapter activities 36 Glossary of terms 38 References 38 Chapter 3 Sociology applied to maternity care 42 Mary Beadle and Sarah Wise Introduction 42 Overview of sociological perspectives 42 Definition of society 43 Domestic abuse 46 Poverty 47 Gender and sexuality 49 Ethnicity and race 51 Disability 52 Health and wellbeing 53 Conclusion 56 End of chapter activities 56 Glossary of terms 58 References 58 Chapter 4 Psychology applied to matern...

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About the series xii
 
Contributors xiii
 
Foreword xv
 
Preface xvi
 
Acknowledgements xvii
 
How to use your textbook xviii
 
About the companion website xxii
 
Chapter 1 To be a midwife 1
Nicky Clark and Carol Paeglis
 
Introduction 1
 
The professional status and regulation of midwifery 2
 
The NMC 2
 
European Union 3
 
The International Confederation of Midwives 6
 
Key midwifery concepts 6
 
Interpersonal skills and attributes 7
 
Professional expectations 9
 
Life as a student midwife 9
 
The programme 10
 
The statutory supervision of midwives 12
 
Raising and escalating concerns 13
 
Quality assurance 13
 
Student support 14
 
Health screening 14
 
Criminal record 15
 
Life as a midwife 16
 
Career routes 16
 
Conclusion 16
 
End of chapter activities 17
 
Glossary of terms 19
 
References 20
 
Chapter 2 Team working 22
Mary Beadle and Sue Townend
 
Introduction 22
 
Woman-centred care 23
 
Effective team working 23
 
What is a team? 24
 
Leadership 25
 
Management 25
 
Communication 28
 
Collaboration 29
 
Power dynamics 31
 
Regulation 32
 
Escalating concerns 33
 
Team player 34
 
Conclusion 35
 
End of chapter activities 36
 
Glossary of terms 38
 
References 38
 
Chapter 3 Sociology applied to maternity care 42
Mary Beadle and Sarah Wise
 
Introduction 42
 
Overview of sociological perspectives 42
 
Definition of society 43
 
Domestic abuse 46
 
Poverty 47
 
Gender and sexuality 49
 
Ethnicity and race 51
 
Disability 52
 
Health and wellbeing 53
 
Conclusion 56
 
End of chapter activities 56
 
Glossary of terms 58
 
References 58
 
Chapter 4 Psychology applied to maternity care 61
Julie Jomeen and Lynda Bateman
 
Introduction 61
 
Defining psychology 62
 
Theories of psychology 62
 
Psychology and public health in maternity care 64
 
Health beliefs and behaviours 65
 
Social cognition models 66
 
Emotions across the childbearing experience 68
 
Birth 70
 
Postnatal considerations 71
 
Women and midwives: relationships and communication 74
 
Initiating, building and maintaining relationships 76
 
Bonding and attachment 78
 
Conclusion 82
 
End of chapter activities 82
 
Glossary of terms 84
 
References 84
 
Chapter 5 Parenthood 90
Olanma Ogbuehi and Jacqui Powell
 
Introduction 90
 
Parenthood 91
 
Genetic, biological and social parents 95
 
Conception across the lifespan 102
 
Disability and parenting 109
 
Parenting styles and expert advice 110
 
Conclusion 112
 
End of chapter activities 113
 
Glossary of terms 114
 
References 115
 
Chapter 6 Antenatal midwifery care 120
Julie Flint and Carol Lambert
 
Introduction 120
 
National policy on care provision in the United Kingdom 121
 
Individualised care of a woman 123
 
Being pregnant 124
 
Booking for care 125
 
Fetal health screening and monitoring 126
 
Inherited factors and disorders 127
 
Routine care for all pregnant women 128
 
Body changes 129
 
Deviations from norm

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Louise Lewis
• Con la collaborazione di: Louis Lewis (Editore), Louise Lewis (Editore), Lewis Louise (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.02.2015
• EAN: 9781118528020
• ISBN: 978-1-118-52802-0
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 186 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Fundamentals; Fundamentals
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Krankenpflege, Hebamme, Geburtshilfe, Nursing, hebammenpraxis, Midwifery, Women's Health Nursing, Krankenpflege i. d. Frauenheilkunde