Fundamentals of Midwifery

<p><i>Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students</i> makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating, ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife!</p> <p>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. <i>Fundamentals of Midwifery</i> is essential reading for all pre-registration student midwives, as well as newly qualified midwives.</p> <p><b>KEY FEATURES:</b></p> <p>• 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.</p> <p>• Interactive and student-friendly in approach, with activities throughout.</p> <p>• Brings together professional and clinical topics in one user-friendly book.</p> <p>• Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education.</p> <p>• Supported by an online resource centre featuring interactive multiple-choice questions, additional scenarios and activities, and links to further reading.</p>