In exploring the historical, social and cultural customs responsible for the Dutch way of birth, Raymond De Vries opens a new page in the analysis of health care and explains why maternal care reform has proven so difficult in the US.
During a long practice of over thirty years I have seen many things enacted here in this city of Montreal which, if told with the skill of a Dumas or a Collins, might not only astonish but startle the sedate residents of this Church-going community. With these words, Charlotte F…
Making Midwives Legal explores what happens when midwifery and medicine are brought together by legal regulation. Combining historical data on the regulation of midwifery in Europe and the United States with a field study of the regulation of midwifery in Texas, Arizona, and Cal…
Witches, Midwives & Nurses, first published by the Feminist Press in 1973, is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch-hunts. In this new edition, Ehrenreich and English add an entirely new section delving into the curre…
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. Midwifery Skills at a Glance offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners ' o…
"This book 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."--Publishe…
-Thoroughly updated coverage throughout. -Issues and discussion presentation of the major roles of the advanced practice nurseùnurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and certified nurse-midwife. -Practical business advice for neg…
Varney's midwifery
by NetLibrary, Inc, Varney, Helen, Kriebs, Jan M., Gegor, Carolyn L.
Encompassing the entire scope of midwifery practice, this text covers the provision of primary care to women from puberty to senescence, including the maternity cycle and primary care of the well newborn. This fourth edition is revised to reflect the scope of current practice, w…