Skills for Midwifery Practice: Essential procedures, Helpful summaries, Self-assessment exercises

by WendyTaylor (Author), RuthJohnson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2010

  $4.80

  This highly acclaimed step-by-step guide provides the relevant physiology, available evidence and rationale for each clinical skill. In a highly readable format, Skills for Midwifery Practice offers self-assessment and short summaries, as well as detailed instruction on achieving a range of clinical skills.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.25

  This unique book provides the basic nursing skills and core midwifery skills needed by all midwives, it contains essential information, which is not available in as much depth in other midwifery texts. Focusing on the childbearing woman and her baby, and presenting the appropriate evidence wherever possible, the book aids all midwives in their care of the pregnant, labouring and postnatal woman and of the fetus and baby. Comprehensive in content, this title presents each skill in a highly accessible and practical style, including an introduction, definition of the subject, description of the relevant physiology, procedure, summary and self-assessment exercises. This much-needed book will enable all midwives to practice with enhanced confidence and competence.