Author: P. McCall Sellers
Publisher: Juta Academic
Keywords: vol, midwifery
Number of Pages: 1796
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $62.00
ISBN-10: 0702128821
ISBN-13: 9780702128820
This comprehensive, two-volume work covers all aspects of midwifery. Its thoroughness and in-depth treatment of the subject offers a practical and authoritative manual available to health care professionals practising midwifery or any related discipline within or outside the hospital environment.
Author: Ina May Gaskin
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Keywords: midwifery, spiritual
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2002-03
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1570671044
ISBN-13: 9781570671043
Here is the 4th edition of the classic book on home birth that introduced a whole generation of women to the concept of natural childbirth. Back again are even more amazing birthing tales, including those from women who were babies in earlier editions and stories about Old Order Amish women attended by the Farm midwives. Also new is information about the safety of techniques routinely used in hospitals during and after birth, information on postpartum depression and maternal death, and recent statistics on births managed by The Farm Midwives. From the amazing birthing tales to care of
Author: Mavis J. Kirkham RN RM BA MA PhD Cert Ed (Adu
Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
Keywords: midwifery, reflections
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0702021253
ISBN-13: 9780702021251
Presenting an accessible book which concentrates on the research relating to current issues in midwifery. This challenging, yet essential text is authored by an expert team of midwifery contributors. Covers all the key midwifery issues, including continuity of care, informed choice, support in labor, caring for women in ethnic minorities, psychological support methods, and coping mechanisms for change.
Author: Judith Rooks
Publisher: Temple University Press
Keywords: america, childbirth, midwifery
Number of Pages: 548
Published: 1999-02-10
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1566397111
ISBN-13: 9781566397117
Having a baby is an elemental human experience profound, even sacred to some women and their families. At the same time, it is a significant component of health care. The medical model of childbirth emphasizes the pathological potential of pregnancy and birth, while an alternative model championed by midwives focuses on the normalcy of pregnancy and its potential for health. Now available in paperback, this definitive account of the many forces that intersect over the issue of childbirth explains in a comprehensive and authoritative manner the conceptual and philosophical differences between t
Author: Lindsay Reid BA PhD Dip Ed ADM
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: practise, freedom, midwifery
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2007-07-27
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0443103127
ISBN-13: 9780443103124
This book deals with the central theme of freedom to practise midwifery in selected countries of the world. Each chapter has a separate author who has specific knowledge of the country for that chapter either as a citizen or researcher. The underpinning theme of this book is the philosophy of best midwifery practice - particularly that which is evidence-based. To clarify the meaning of the term, the book includes an initial chapter that discusses the aims and realities of achieving ’best practice’ - wherever in the world a midwife may be and under whatever circumstances she may b
Author: Lynette A. Ament
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: midwifery, issues, professional
Number of Pages: 359
Published: 2006-09
List price: $76.95
ISBN-10: 0763728365
ISBN-13: 9780763728366
This book focuses on the unique characteristics of the profession of midwifery in the United States, discussing both current issues and future directions. The framework for the book is based upon the Institute of Medicine’s competencies for health professions education-patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics-which are identified as essential aspects of patient safety and quality care.
Author: Karen Melody Shatar
Publisher: Llumina Pre
Keywords: midwifery, path, sacred
Number of Pages: 149
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 1932047077
ISBN-13: 9781932047073
Karen Melody Shatar explores both the actual and metaphorical roles of midwifery as fertile ground for spiritual, emotional, and psychological growth. The Sacred Path of Midwifery is an interweaving of stories from perspectives of the midwife and the birthing woman.
