Midwifery Skills at a Glance

<p>Being an effective midwife requires a range of knowledge and skills, all of which are essential to provide competent and safe care to childbearing women and their infants. <i>Midwifery Skills at a Glance</i> offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners – offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice.</p> <p>Clear and concise throughout, <i>Midwifery Skills at a Glance</i> covers a wide range of skills – exploring issues such as infection control, personal hygiene care, and safeguarding; assessment, examination and screening skills; how to care for the woman and neonate with complex needs; drug administration and pain relief. </p> <ul> <li>A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practice</li> <li>Written by experts in their field</li> <li>Briefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations — making it an ideal companion in clinical practice</li> <li>Offers instruction on the safe use of a wide range of essential skills required to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity care</li> <li>Includes service user viewpoints and key points to help consolidate learning and reflect on the experience of receiving care </li> </ul> <p>Written with the student midwife in mind, <i>Midwifery Skills at a Glance </i>is equally invaluable for all others providing care, including Maternity Support Workers, mentors, registered midwives and medical students. </p> <p> </p>