Midwifery Books

Book SynopsisJune Goulding worked as a midwife in a 'home' for unmarried mothers in 1951. She is the mother of seven children and lives in Cork. The Light in the Window is her first book.Trade Review"'I promised that I would one day write a book and tell the world about the home for unmarried mothers. I have at last kept my promise.'"

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1: The midwife in context 1. The place of the midwife in the global context: The global midwife 2. A history of the midwifery profession in the United Kingdom 3. Regulation of midwives 4. Clinical governance and the midwife 5. The midwife as a lifelong learner 6. Evidence-based practice and research for practice 7. Leadership and management in midwifery 8. An introduction to ethics and midwifery practice 9. The law and the midwife 10. Pharmacology and the midwife Part 2: Childbirth in context 11. Sociocultural and spiritual context of childbearing 12. Psychological context of childbirth 13. Sexuality 14. National Health Service policy and midwifery 15. Legal frameworks for the care of the child Part 3: Public health, health promotion in the context of childbirth 16. Epidemiology 17. Nutrition 18. Complementary therapies and natural remedies in pregnancy and birth: responsibilities of midwives 19. Health promotion and education 20. Preconception care 21. Education for parenthood 22. Physical preparation for childbirth and beyond, and the role of physiotherapy 23. Vulnerable women Part 4: The anatomy and physiology of fertility, embryology and fetal development 24. Anatomy of male and female reproduction 25. Female reproductive physiology: Timed interactions between hypothalamus, anterior pituitary and ovaries 26. Genetics 27. Fertility and its control 28. Infertility and assisted conception 29. Fertilization, embryo formation and feto-placental development 30. The fetal skull Part 5: Pregnancy 31. Maternal neurohormonal and systemic adaptations to feto-placental development 32. Confirming pregnancy and care of the pregnant woman 33. Antenatal investigations 34. Choice, childbearing and maternity care - the choice agenda and place of birth Part 6: Labour and birth 35. Physiological changes from late pregnancy until the onset of lactation: from nesting to suckling-lactation and parental-infant attachment 36. Care in the first stage of labour 37. Care in the second stage of labour 38. Supporting choices in reducing pain and fear during labour 39. Care in the third stage of labour 40. The pelvic floor Part 7: Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby 41. Content and organization of postnatal care 42. Physiology, assessment and care of the newborn baby 43. Thermoregulation 44. Infant feeding and relationship building Part 8: Women and babies with complex needs 45. The preterm baby and the small baby 46. Respiratory and cardiac disorders 47. Neonatal jaundice 48. Infection in the neonate 49. Congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery and pain management 50. Metabolic and endocrine disorders 51. Stillbirth and sudden infant death syndrome 52. Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy 53. Bleeding in pregnancy 54. Hypertensive and medical disorders in pregnancy 55. Sexually transmitted infections 56. Abnormalities of the genital tract 57. Multiple pregnancy 58. Preterm labour 59. Obstetric interventions 60. Induction of labour and prolonged pregnancy 61. Rhythmic variations of labour 62. Malpositions and malpresentations 63. Obstructed labour and uterine rupture 64. Shoulder dystocia 65. Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord 66. Maternal morbidity following childbirth 67. Complications related to the third stage of labour 68. Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: grief and bereavement care 69. Maternal mental health and psychological issues 70. Midwifery for the future .where next?

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book of its kind to be written specifically for autistic parents, whilst also providing essential reading for health and social care practitioners, enabling them to provide reasonably adjusted care with the best outcomes for autistic people and their babies. Written by an autistic mother who experienced a mental health crisis following a poorly supported pregnancy and childbirth, she gives voice to the experiences of many autistic parents in order to address the issues they collectively and uniquely face. The outcome is a practical, insightful and solution-focused guide to empower autistic parents from pre-conception right through to the first few months with baby, and to inform health and social care staff whose job it is to offer support and to meet their needs at these critical times. This sensitively illustrated book provides the information, resources and confidence autistic parents need to advocate for themselves, as well as developing positive relationships with the professionals involved in their care.Table of Contents1. Your rights in pregnancy and childbirth 2. Autistic identity 3. Ready for a baby? 4. Getting pregnant 5. Conception, fertilisation and the beginning of life 6. Diet 7. Medication 8. Exercise 9. Sleep 10. Preparing for appointments 11. Feeling baby move 12. Finding out the sex of your baby 13. Where do you want to give birth? 14. What to pack for hospital 15. What is it like to give birth? 16. Writing a birth plan 17. Care after birth 18. Miscarriage, stillbirth and grief 19. Mind, emotions and wellbeing 20. Feeding baby 21. Being a new parent 22. Fourth trimester plan

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding how drugs work is made simple in this easy to use pocket-sized guide. Drugs in common use are described under each body system and will form an aid to your confident administration of drugs to fit your patients' needs.The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONSome classes of drugs Common abbreviations used in drug administration Latin abbreviations Routes of administration Units used in drug administration Recognised drug abbreviations Other common abbreviations SOME DEFINITIONS ROUTES OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION Oral administration Intravenous drug administration Drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination Absorption Drug distribution Drug metabolism and elimination Mechanisms of drug action – pharmacodynamics Drug receptors Some drugs affecting adrenergic transmission Drugs and the respiratory tract Bronchodilators Other drugs used in asthma Steroids (glucocorticoids, corticosteroidsCardiovascular drugsNitrates Calcium channel blockers Alpha adrenoreceptor antagonists Potassium channel activators ACE-Inhibitors Angiotensin-II receptor antagonists Drugs affecting cardiac contractility Digoxin Adrenaline Atropine Beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta-blockers) Antiarrhythmic drugs Vaughan Williams classification of antidysrhythmic drugs Examples of drugs used for specific cardiac arrhythmiasLipid-lowering drugs Statins Fibrates NICE guidance to choice of drug treatment for newly diagnosed hypertensionPrevention of CVD Chronic heart failure Antithrombotics Anticoagulants Antiplatelet drugs Thrombolytic agents Diuretics Urinary incontinence Gastrointestinal tract AntiEmetics Analgesics Paracetamol NSDAIDs Opioids Drugs to treat diabetes mellitus The different actions of various types of insulin Oral hypoglycaemic agents and their action Some antibacterial drugs The central nervous system Drugs commonly used to prevent seizures in epilepsy Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia ANTIDEPRESSANTS HYPNOTICS ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Predisposing factors Examples of ADRs Adverse drug events Some prescribing and administration errors Possible causes of prescribing and administration errors Preventing errors Drug and food interactions Some differentiating features of drug overdose Drugs causing coma Drugs affecting pupil size Drugs causing respiratory features Cardiovascular features Common drug overdoses Useful websites

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Book SynopsisIdeal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information on caring for patients with dementia at your fingertips.Evidence-based and fully updated for this second edition, it includes all you need to know on: person-centred dementia care; dementia-friendly environments; working with families as partners; communication and managing behaviour; pain assessment; nutrition and medication; advanced care plans; and much more ...All health and social care professionals involved in the care of dementia patients will find this book a valuable resource, while it is an essential guide for students on placement in this area.Table of Contents1. Dementia Overview, 2. Communicating Well in Dementia Care, 3. Diagnosis of Dementia, 4. Pharmacological Treatments for Dementia, 5. Families as Partners in Care, 6. Capacity, 7. Pain Assessment and Management, 8. Nutrition and Hydration, 9. Dementia-Friendly Environments, 10. Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), 11. Acute Confusional States (Delirium) and Dementia, 12. End-of-Life Care, 13. Safeguarding from Abuse and Neglect.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and accessible guide provides birth workers and lactation professionals with the skills to help families navigate the emotional and physical challenges of weaning. Using a compassionate, person-centred approach that prioritises the needs of both mother and child, this pioneering resource details the emotional impact of weaning and offers practical guidance and expert advice suitable for professionals and parents alike in order to facilitate complex decision-making processes and set healthy boundaries.Enriched with the voices of parents talking about their individual weaning experiences, this is a much-needed, empathetic approach to the complex journey of weaning.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive textbook providing a complete overview of the multifaceted nature of public health practice. It explores all aspects of public health from communities and wider society, child development and early relationships, inequalities in health, safeguarding, the rapidly changing nature of society and the significance of culture, equality and diversity. The book takes a life-span approach and makes direct links to the UK health and social care context and has been written for an interprofessional audience. It will be essential reading for health and social care students including nurses and midwives, allied health care professionals, social care workers, qualified health and social care practitioners and anyone who plays a role in understanding, promoting, and protecting public health. Key features: Comprehensive, wide-ranging coverage Addresses the realities of public health in a globalised world Applied to the UK four nation context but also considers the global dimension of public health practice Table of ContentsIntroduction: Overview of Global Health Policy and Health Policy Across the Four UK Nations - Amanda Holland The COVID-19 Pandemic – Lessons Learnt and Future Practice - John Watkins & Dianne Watkins Health Promotion And Prevention Health Promotion - Lorraine Joomun Health Literacy - Lynette Harland Shotton & Emma Senior Early Intervention Healthy Child Development - Amanda Holland The Influence of Early Relationships on Child Development and Long-Term Health and Wellbeing - Amanda Holland & Kate Phillips Perinatal Mental Health - Jane Hanley Inequalities in Public Health Inequalities In Health - Linda Mages The Obesity Epidemic - Linda Mages & Nadine Littler Public Health and the Older Person - Shirley Willis & Cathryn Smith Substance Use and Public Health - Iain McPhee & Ian Bond Mental Health - Alex Nute Oral Health - Kate Phillips Sexual Health is Public Health - David Evans Safeguarding Safeguarding Adults, 21st Century Issues - Susan Greening & Philip Tremewan Safeguarding Children and Young People - Michelle Moseley Domestic Abuse - Caroline Bradbury Jones & Dana Sammut Honour Based Violence - A Public Health Issue: Protection, Promotion and Provision of Services - Joanne McEwan & Michelle Moseley Culture, Equality And Diversity Homelessness - Lorraine Joomun Gypsies and Travellers - Deb McNee Culture Competence in Care: Working with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Faith Families - Fatima Husain Public health and the LGBTQ+ Community - Professor Dave Clarke

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTranscultural concepts in midwifery- The root of transcultural care is the underlying theories, models and research which the midwife needs to know to practice effectively. This chapter provides an overview of the key concepts of culture, cultural competency and cultural safety. These concepts will be related to midwifery care and provide specific information on how they relate to culturally diverse groups. The impact of immigration and acculturation will be included and how this may impact on childbearing women and their families. This chapter will provide this information in a practical and realistic way that will appeal to the midwife and encourage critical thinking of these concepts and illuminate the context of culture. Transcultural midwifery care- A key skill for a midwife is to transverse cultures and provide care that is culturally sensitive and inclusive. This chapter provides information on working with a culturally diverse childbearing population and provides an overview of how women's beliefs and values can affect how they deal with pregnancy and ill health. The application of cultural competency and cultural safety in midwifery care provision will explored and how this may be affected by professional and organisational culture. The reader will be provided with the underpinning philosophy, values and beliefs and global perspectives of midwifery care with different cultures. Transcultural communication- Communicating across cultures requires adopting a shared language but also considering the woman's context. Throughout this chapter the reader is encouraged to examine the basis of effective communication and the importance of communication with a culturally diverse child bearing population. Exploration of effective versus ineffective communication will assist the reader in viewing how this may impact on midwifery care. Challenges in transcultural midwifery- Caring for woman from different cultures can lead to barriers to effective care. These barriers are not insurmountable and should be recognised and solutions found. This chapter will explore the challenges that commonly arise during midwifery practice. An exploration of the multidimensional viewpoint of the woman will be provided and how this can be accommodated within the parameters of safe midwifery practice. Ethical issues in transcultural midwifery- This chapter will provide an overview of the main ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and trust. The issues of empathy, respect and informed choice when caring for a culturally diverse childbearing population will be explored. Consideration of how the midwife or organisation should choose between alternatives if there is conflict between the woman's culture and the professional/organisational culture will be included. Stories from practicing midwives and childbearing people

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPREFACE VII CONTRIBUTORS IX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XIII 1 Introduction 2 On the Receiving End: The Service User's Perspective PART 1 Theories and Concepts 3 Principles of Communication 4 Theories of Communication and Counselling 5 Communicating Ideas PART 2 Responsive Communication 6 Culturally Competent Communication 7 Public Health 8 Communication and Complex Care Planning 9 Communication Around Loss and Trauma PART 3 Communication in Practice 10 Pregnancy 11 Labour 12 The Postnatal Period and Infant Feeding PART 4 Professional Communication and Personal Development 13 Communicating With Others 14 Spreading the Word 15 Reflection, Development and Challenges in Communication 16 Conclusion INDEX 259

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Book SynopsisEvery contact with your patient is an opportunity for health assessment. Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips. This second edition of Clinical Assessment provides an essential overview of the topic, including new material on assessment of the acutely ill patient and the older patient. The new edition also includes resources to aid accurate neurological assessment, specifically covering aspects such as delirium and dementia. Used as a platform for wider reading, it is an ideal reference point for any nursing and healthcare student or professional.Table of Contents1.History taking. 2.General assessment. 3.Examination of the skin. 4.Examination of the head, eyes, ears, nose and throat (HEENT) system. 5.Examination of the cardiovascular system. 6.Examination of the respiratory system. 7.Examination of the abdominal system. 8.Examination of the musculoskeletal system. 9.Examination of the nervous system. 10.Documentation of findings.

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Book SynopsisBeing 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 offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice. Clear and concise throughout, Midwifery Skills at a Glance 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. A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practiceWritten by experts in their fieldBriefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations making it an ideal companion in clinical practiceOffers instructTable of ContentsContributors viii Foreword xi Preface xii Part 1 The basics of care 1 Chapter 1: Infection control 1 Infection prevention and control 2 2 Hand hygiene 4 3 Infectious diseases in pregnancy 6 4 Modes of transmission 8 5 Asepsis and sepsis 10 Chapter 2: Health and safety at work 6 Moving and handling 12 7 The control of substances hazardous to health 14 8 Safety in the working environment 16 9 Sharps injuries 18 10 Working safely in the community 20 Chapter 3: Personal hygiene care 11 Personal hygiene care for women 22 12 Perineal and vulval hygiene; use of bedpans and commodes 24 13 Pressure area care 26 Chapter 4: Quality and patient safety in maternity care 14 Risk management, liability and avoidable harm 28 15 Types of incident, incident reporting, record keeping and duty of candour 30 16 Audit and quality assurance in maternity care 32 Chapter 5: Safeguarding 17 Safeguarding vulnerable women 34 18 Safeguarding of children: key issues 36 19 Female genital mutilation 38 Part 2 Assessment, examination, screening and care of the woman and baby 41 Chapter 6: Assessment of the woman 20 ‘Booking’: the initial consultation with the midwife 42 21 The antenatal appointment: physical and psychological assessment of the woman in pregnancy 44 22 Abdominal examination in pregnancy 46 23 Physical and emotional assessment after birth 48 Chapter 7: Care of the woman in labour 24 Assessing the woman in labour 50 25 Abdominal examination in labour 52 26 Vaginal examinations in labour 54 27 Positions in labour and birth 56 28 Supporting and caring for women in labour 58 29 Supporting and caring for the partner 60 30 Care of the perineum in labour including episiotomy and suturing 62 31 Examination of the placenta and membranes 64 32 Urinary catheterisation 66 Chapter 8: The fetus in pregnancy and labour 33 Assessing fetal wellbeing in pregnancy and labour 68 34 Monitoring the fetal heart in pregnancy and labour 70 Chapter 9: Assessment and examination of the neonate 35 The Apgar score 72 36 The midwife’s examination of the baby at birth including identification of the neonate 74 37 Appearance and characteristics of the well term neonate 76 38 Overall daily assessment of the term neonate including vital signs and bladder and bowel function 78 39 Newborn and infant physical examination 80 40 The term, preterm and growth-restricted baby 82 Chapter 10: Caring for the newborn 41 Providing daily hygiene for the neonate including changing a nappy 84 42 Bathing the newborn 86 43 Breastfeeding 88 44 Formula feeding 90 45 Other feeding methods 92 46 Neonatal blood screening (‘heel prick’) 94 Chapter 11: Blood sampling and cannulation 47 Maternal venepuncture, including glucose tolerance testing 96 48 Cord blood and neonatal capillary blood sampling 98 49 Venous cannulation of the woman 100 Chapter 12: Taking and testing other body samples 50 Urinalysis 102 51 Specimen collection – stool specimen 104 52 Taking a wound swab 106 53 Use of a vaginal speculum and taking a vaginal swab 108 Part 3 The woman or neonate with different needs 111 Chapter 13: Induction/stimulation of labour 54 Membrane sweep 112 55 Insertion of vaginal prostaglandin E2 114 56 Artificial rupture of membranes 116 Chapter 14: Care skills for the woman with complex needs 57 Recognising the deteriorating woman 118 58 CVP, Spo2 and ECGs 120 59 Fluid balance monitoring 122 60 Peak flow measurement in the woman 124 61 MEOWS, AVPU, GCS and SBAR 126 62 Care of the deceased 128 Chapter 15: Care skills for the baby with complex needs 63 Recognising deterioration in the neonate 130 64 Neonatal jaundice 132 65 Hypoglycaemia 134 66 Hypothermia 136 Chapter 16: Wound care 67 Wound assessment 138 68 Wound dressings and drains 140 69 Wound closures 142 Chapter 17: Prevention of venous thromboembolism 70 Assessment of venous thromboembolism risk and prevention of deep vein thrombosis in childbirth 144 71 Application and use of compression stockings 146 Part 4 Drug administration in midwifery 149 Chapter 18: Routes of administration 72 Drug administration, handling and storage 150 73 Administration by injection to the woman 152 74 Intravenous administration of drugs 154 75 Medicine administration by oral, rectal, vaginal, topical and inhalation routes 156 76 Neonatal drug administration 158 77 Immunisation 160 Chapter 19:Pain relief 78 Regional analgesia 162 79 Non-pharmacological methods of pain relief 164 80 Transfusion of blood and blood products 166 81 Anti-D: preventing rhesus isoimmunisation 168 Appendices 170 Key references and further reading 172 Glossary 182 Index 184

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Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, from the co-host of the podcast WHAT THE MIDWIFE SAID________________No sleep for twenty hours. No food for ten.And a ward full of soon-to-be mothers...Midwives are there for us at some of the most challenging, empowering and defining moments of our lives. From heart-wrenching grief to the pure joy of a new-born baby, midwife Leah Hazard has seen it all.But life on the NHS front line, working within a system at breaking point, is more extreme than you could ever imagine.Moving and compassionate, funny and unexpected, Leah shares her experiences in this extraordinary love letter to new mothers and fellow midwives everywhere._____________________'The stories in Hard Pushed highlight the bravery of our midwives, and the women they care for.' CHRISTIE WATSON, author of The Language of Kindness'Heart-rending, inspiring and funny, Hard Pushed brings alive the world of midwifery in all its complexity and radiates love and respect for women.' PROFESSOR LESLEY PAGE CBE, former president of the Royal College of Midwives'It is Leah Hazard's capacity to love and give so personally to the many thousands of women she has worked with which imbues this book with its power.' JULIA SAMUEL, author of Grief Works'Not only powerful but well written too . . . a worthwhile addition to a genre fast becoming as crowded as a busy maternity unit.' DAILY EXPRESS'A riveting read: heartwarming and heartbreaking' SHEENA BYROM OBE, midwifery consultant and author of Catching Babies'A beautifully written, intimate portrait of the extraordinary work that midwives carry out each and every day.' CAROLINE ELTON, author of Also Human: The Inner Lives of DoctorsTrade ReviewLeah Hazard describes the challenges and dedication of those working in the NHS. The stories in Hard Pushed highlight the bravery of our midwives, and the women they care for. -- CHRISTIE WATSON, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESSA ‘love letter’ to midwives everywhere - which brings the maternity ward to life in all its gory, humorous and touching glory. * Telegraph *Heart-rending, inspiring and funny, Hard Pushed brings alive the world of midwifery in all its complexity and radiates love and respect for women, even in the most frantic and anxiety-ridden moments. -- Professor Lesley Page CBE, former president of the Royal College of MidwivesYou will laugh, cry and not quite believe what you read. I loved every word. * Sun *Part hymn to the strength of the pregnant and labouring women and part "warning shot, a battle cry" for a system in crisis... Abundant heart-warming and moving birth stories... Her tone is deeply reassuring... not only powerful but well-written too.' * Daily Express *

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Book Synopsis‘A vital, heartfelt read for anyone navigating the rough seas of infertility and pregnancy loss’ – Leah Hazard, author of Hard PushedAn insightful, moving memoir, capturing life working as a midwife in a busy NHS hospital at the same time as dealing with experiences of infertility, IVF and loss. As a young married couple, Sophie Martin and her husband spent years trying to conceive. They went through several rounds of IVF, at great expense, and even travelled overseas for treatment, never quite knowing whether they would one day have a family. Alongside this, Sophie was working hard at a job she loved: looking after expectant mothers and newborn babies as a midwife in a busy hospital, where the patients’ daily new additions were a constant reminder of Sophie’s own setbacks in pursuit of motherhood. The Infertile Midwife is a deeply personal, moving account of chasing something that you want so desperately. It also offers a much-needed look at how society treats infertility – from the language we use to the small talk we make – and the ways in which we can all do more to make things better for hopeful parents. With great warmth and honesty, Sophie shares her experiences of the bursts of hope and moments of great loss, but also the humour, love and joy that can be found in even the darkest places. Trade ReviewSophie’s words provide a supportive lighthouse of hope for many. She is gifted at starting and facilitating the conversations ensuring those who feel like they sit in the shadows of other people’s celebrations are supported, seen and validated. She holds up a microphone to the stories that need to be heard, generously sharing her own along the way. * Anna Mathur *I read Sophie’s words with tears, a lump in my throat, much nodding and laughter too. This beautifully-written, tender book has captured so much of what I experienced and, when women share, it’s incredibly comforting and empowering. I hope her book plays a part in the women’s healthcare revolution that the world so needs * Melissa Hemsley *A vital, heartfelt read for anyone navigating the rough seas of infertility and pregnancy loss. * Leah Hazard *An important, insightful book for midwives and anyone interested in birth … Well written, deeply personal [it’s] a story that will resonate with many readers. This is an important story to tell and highlights, also, the importance of language used around birth. * Anna Kent *'The Infertile Midwife by Sophie Martin is a deeply personal account of infertility and loss, love and joy. I am so glad Sophie has shared the story of her three beautiful sons and I know it will help many, many readers. It was an honour to read this book.' -- Marianne Levy * Marianne Levy *No one wants to have a story like this to tell. But Sophie does it with honesty and bravery. Heartache and hope jump off every page. She's given her little boys the centre stage they deserve. Hard to read at times but important that we do. -- Gabby Griffith * Big Fat Negative podcast *Honest, heart-breaking, and funny; it had me nodding along, crying and laughing in equal measure. It’s the book I was desperately searching for six years ago, and I am just so glad it’s here to support those who need it now. Thank you, Sophie, for sharing your most personal heartache and your professional knowledge with us all. -- Elle Wright

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Book SynopsisBringing together the stories and experiences of LGBT+ parents as well as professionals in the field, this guide explains what healthcare and birth workers can do to improve care for their clients. It broadens the ability to understand those who birth and parent beyond the heteronormative and cisgender binary.Covering topics such as LGBT+ and neurodiversity, surrogacy and lactation, as well as including interviews from Jake Graf, Freddy McConnell and Sabia Wade, AJ Silver brings to light the failures of the maternity system for LGBT+ parents and discusses how these mistakes can be avoided.A compelling, educational, and motivational book, Supporting Queer Birth is essential reading for birth workers and healthcare professionals.Trade ReviewThere is so much to learn from AJ's book. They have packed it full of information, and all of it accessible. Each read brought me to new revelations and reflections, not only with my own practice but with what I teach and how. One to return to, continually. -- Mars Lord, Life Coach and Doula Educator (Abuela Doulas)Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Alphabet Soup. 2. Minoritized LGBT+ Folks. 3. LGBT+ and Neurodiversity. 5. How did you even get pregnant anyway? 6. Risk. 7. Perinatal Mental Health. 8. Lactation. 9. We Actually Exist. 10. Sperm Donation/IVF. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDignity in the care of patients and clients of all ages, whether in hospital or community settings, is an area of increasing national and international importance and concern. However, a comprehensive, accessible resource for nurses and midwives on the theory and practice of dignity in care has until now been lacking. Dignity in Healthcare provides a practical approach, underpinned by up-to-date theory, to this crucial issue for those providing care to people in all stages of life, including those with mental illnesses or learning disabilities. Care in areas such as maternity, community, palliative and acute care and others is explored in depth. Approaches to education and practice development for promoting dignity in care are also outlined clearly and accessibly, with each chapter combining an evidence-based theoretical underpinning with practical application through scenarios. Pre-registration nursing and midwifery students and their teachers will find this book essential reading, but it will also be of interest to practising nurses, midwives and other health professionals seeking clear insights into the principle of care that is central to all healthcare professions.Trade Review'As I read it I noticed that there are some major challenges to providing care to people in a dignified way - adequate resources in terms of staff levels and the environment and adequate appropriate practices. While resources may not be within an individual's control their individual practice is. I feel this book probably achieved its aim in encouraging me to think about dignity.' - Philip James, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adolescent Substance Use, Mental Health and Substance Use 2012Table of ContentsDignity in healthcare: setting the scene. Dignity in different healthcare settings. Developing dignity in healthcare.

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Book SynopsisThis full-colour book provides midwives with highly practical, readily accessible information on the wide range of infections affecting pregnancy and childbirth. It comprehensively outlines the vital role of the midwife in infection, including prevention, identification of high-risk individuals, educational opportunities, signs and symptoms, sample collection, screening and ongoing care.Trade Review"an invaluable source of knowledge and information […] would highly recommend to all midwifery students, midwives and allied health care professionals."- Cathy Ashwin, Prinicipal Editor, MIDIRSTable of ContentsIntroduction. Infectious organisms and the immune system. Common infections associated with childbirth. Sexually transmitted infections. Sepsis. GBS. HIV. Viral hepatitis. Serious respiratory infections. Whooping cough. Viral rash illness in pregnancy. Food borne illness in pregnancy. Vector-transmitted diseases. Infection control issues. Glossary.

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Book SynopsisCombining the theory and practice of academic writing, this book helps you to master the basics of writing at university. It equips you with the skills needed to examine cognitive processes such as reflection and critical thinking and includes essential information on referencing your work correctly and avoiding plagiarism. A comprehensive writing toolkit for students of nursing, midwifery, health and social care, it provides a step-by-step approach to a whole range of genres specific to these disciplines, going beyond the traditional academic essay to include care critiques, action plans, portfolios and systemic reviews as well as complex argumentative writing and the undergraduate dissertation proposal. It also offers help with texts for professional development such as portfolios and conference abstracts. Supporting you throughout your degree, this new edition includes: - A new section on making effective notes;- An updated section on reflection includTrade ReviewEssential reading for students in midwifery and different fields of nursing. [It] should be on the reading list for all undergraduate nursing and midwifery students. -- Dr Wendy Mayne, Deputy Head of Nursing and Community Health * Glasgow Caledonian University, UK *An incredibly useful book, and I would recommend it for all nursing and midwifery students. -- Ellie Sonmezer, Senior lecturer in Midwifery * University of Worcester, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART 1: THE ESSENTIALS OF ACADEMIC WRITING Test your Writing Skills 1. An Introduction to Academic Writing 2. Exploring Academic Genres 3. Processes in Academic Writing PART 2: WRITING GENRES IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY 4. How to Write a Reflective Essay 5. How to Write a Care Critique 6. How to Write an Argument 7. How to Write Other Genres PART 3: WORKING WITH TEXTS 8. Variety in Writing 9. Avoiding Plagiarism 10. Referencing Systems 11. Conclusion: Putting it all Together Glossary of Key Terms Further Readings and Resources Suggested Answers to Activities References Index

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Book SynopsisDrug therapy is an increasingly important element in the treatment of patients, and understanding how a drug works is essential for all nurses. Illustrated Pharmacology for Nurses is a fully comprehensive and beautifully illustrated textbook covering both the basic principles and the clinical aspects of pharmacology.The book provides clear and simple explanations of the way drugs act, looking at their effects and their use in a range of situations. Combining the basic and clinical aspects of pharmacology in one concise volume, it is an invaluable learning tool for nursing, biomedical and clinical science students.Trade Review"The book has extremely strong diagrams and illustrations and is well laid out in terms of sections and subheadings." The Journal of Advanced NursingTable of ContentsSection I: Drugs and their use1. Drug development2. Regulation and management of drg therapy and drug errors3. Classification and nomenclature of drugsSection II: Factors affecting drug action4. Pharmacodynamics of drugs5. Pharmacokinetics of drugs6. Administration of drugs and drug formulations7. Adverse effects of drugs8. Drug interactions9. Individual variations in drug responses10. Dosing of drugsSection III: Pharmacology of organ systems11. Structure and function of the nervous system12. Drugs used in neurological disorders13. Drugs used in psychiatric disorders14. Drugs with central and peripheral analgesic effect15. Drugs used in inflammatory and autoimmune joint diseases16. Antimicrobial drugs17. Drugs used in the treatment of diseases of the heart and circulatory system18. Drugs used in diseases of the pulmonary system19. Drugs used in gastrointestinal diseases20. Drugs used in treating diseases of the blood21. Drugs used in endocrinological disorders22. Drugs used in allergy, for immune suppression and in cancer treatment23. Drugs used in treating diseases of the urinary tract24. Drugs used in treating diseases of the skin25. Drugs in anaesthesiaSection IV: Drug use in special situations26. The use of drugs during pregnancy and the breastfeeding period27. Children and drugs28. The elderly and drugs29. Drugs of abuse30. Poisoning

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Book Synopsisââapproaches the consultation intuitively â The book oozes with patience for the patient and for the reader. What better prescription for the clinic could the practitioner need?âGlycosmedia (of the Fifth Edition)ââ this is a book worth having available at the point of care for health professionals, including doctors, nurses, undergraduates and postgraduates, to help them make sense of common symptoms. With the help of the authorsâ opinions in combination with our own experience we should then be able to make better clinical decisions.âSultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (of the Fourth Edition)Across its six editions, Symptom Sorter has excelled in redressing the balance between symptoms and diagnoses to become the essential handbook to accompany the consultation in primary care.Presenting a multitude of symptoms commonly encountered in primary care, these are meticulously explored using the red flags, top tips and ready reckoner format for sorting symptoms that have made previous editions so popular and respected. This revised and updated sixth edition includes several new chapters and features expanded coverage of paediatric symptoms.Key features: Fully updated, with âinvestigationsâ sections amended in line with latest guidelines and significant revisions throughout Brand new chapters on acute abdominal pain in childhood, hand and wrist swellings, diarrhoea in children, loin pain, rectal bleeding in children, vomiting in babies, skinfold rash and dysuria Consistent and logical presentation enables speedy access Replicates accurately the experience in the consultation or clinicAn invaluable reference for all general practitioners, especially GP trainers and registrars, this new edition of Symptom Sorter is also highly recommended for advanced nurse practitioners, A&E nurses and pharmacists requiring a concise, easy-to-use guide.The authors:Keith Hopcroft is a GP in Basildon, Essex, UK, an associate trainer, an editorial adviser to Pulse, and a medical writer and columnist.Vincent Forte is a former GP based in Norfolk, UKTable of ContentsAbbreviations. Introduction. Abdomen. Anorectal. Breast. Cerebral. Chest. Ear. Eye. Face. General physical. Genital. Hair and Nails. Limbs. Neck. Nose. Oral. Pelvic. Periods. Skin. Urinary. Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsHow to use this book; Acknowledgements Questions 1. The female pelvis and pelvic floor. 2. The reproductive systems. 3. The female urinary tract. 4. Hormonal cycles: fertilization and early development. 5. The placenta. 6. The fetus. 7. Anatomy and physiology: body systems revision. 8. Changing and adaptation in pregnancy. 9. Antenatal care and problems in pregnancy. 10. Conditions in pregnancy. 11. Labour: first and second stages. 12. Third stage of labour. 13. Complicated labour and birth. 14. Midwifery and obstetrics emergencies. 15. The puerperium. 16. Miscellaneous topics. 17. The baby at birth. 18. The newborn baby. 19.Jaundice and blood group incompatibility. 20. Congenital abnormalities and metabolic disorders. Answers 1. The female pelvis and pelvic floor. 2. The reproductive systems. 3. The female urinary tract. 4. Hormonal cycles: fertilization and early development. 5. The placenta. 6. The fetus. 7. Anatomy and physiology: body systems revision. 8. Changing and adaptation in pregnancy. 9. Antenatal care and problems in pregnancy. 10. Conditions in pregnancy. 11. Labour: first and second stages. 12. Third stage of labour. 13. Complicated labour and birth. 14. Midwifery and obstetrics emergencies. 15. The puerperium. 16. Miscellaneous topics. 17. The baby at birth. 18. The newborn baby. 19.Jaundice and blood group incompatibility. 20. Congenital abnormalities and metabolic disorders.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction. Abbreviations. Glossary of terms. 1. Anaesthesia. 2. Analgesics. 3. Antacids. 4. Antiobiotics. 5. Anticoagulants. 6. Antiepileptic Medication. 7. Antidepressants and Treatments for Mental Health Conditions. 8. Antiemetics. 9. Antifungals. 10. Antihistamines. 11. Antihypertensives. 12. Antiseptics. 13. Anxiolytics and Hypnotics. 14. Contraceptives. 15. Emergency Drugs. 16. Hypoglycaemics. 17. Immunoglobulins. 18. Intravenous Fluids. 19. Miscellaneous. 20. Myometrial Relaxants. 21. Oxytocics. 22. Prostaglandins (PGE2). 23. Rectal Preparations - Laxatives and Haemorrhoid Preparations. 24. Vaccines. 25. Vitamins and Iron Preparations. 26. Drug Calculations. Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrinciples of abdominal examination: during pregnancy and labour 2. Principles of abdominal examination: during the postnatal period 3. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: temperature measurement 4. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: pulse measurement 5. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: blood pressure measurement 6. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: respiration 7. Assessment of maternal and neonatal vital signs: neurological assessment 8. Principles of infection control: standard precautions 9. Principles of infection control: hand hygiene 10. Principles of infection control: principles of asepsis 11. Principles of infection control: obtaining swabs 12. Principles of hygiene needs: for the woman 13. Principles of hygiene needs: for the baby 14. Principles of elimination management: micturition and catheterization 15. Principles of elimination management: urinalysis 16. Principles of elimination management: defaecation 17. Principles of elimination management: obtaining urinary and stool specimens 18. Principles of drug administration: legal aspects, pharmacokinetics and anaphylaxis 19. Principles of drug administration: oral administration 20. Principles of drug administration: injection technique 21. Principles of drug administration: administration of medicines per vaginam 22. Principles of drug administration: administration of medicines per rectum 23. Principles of drug administration: intravenous drug administration 24. Principles of drug administration: inhalational analgesia: Entonox 25. Principles of drug administration: epidural analgesia 26. Principles of drug administration: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation 27. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: optimal fetal positioning 28. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: Cusco speculum use 29. Facilitation of skills related to childbearing: membrane sweep 30. Principles of intrapartum skills: first-stage issues 31. Principles of intrapartum skills: second-stage issues 32. Principles of intrapartum skills: third-stage issues 33. Principles of intrapartum skills: examination of the placenta 34. Principles of intrapartum skills: perineal repair 35. Principles of intrapartum skills: management of birth at home 36. Principles of intrapartum skills: management of labour and birth in water 37. Assessment of the baby: assessment at birth 38. Assessment of the baby: daily examination 39. Assessment of the baby: capillary sampling 40. Assessment of the baby: developmental dysplasia of the hips 41. Principles of infant nutrition: breastfeeding 42. Principles of infant nutrition: cup feeding 43. Principles of infant nutrition: decontamination of feeding equipment 44. Principles of infant nutrition: formula feeding 45. Principles of infant nutrition: nasogastric feeding 46. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: maternal venepuncture 47. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: intravenous cannulation 48. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy: intravenous infusion 49. Principles of phlebotomy and intravenous infusion: blood transfusion 50. Principles of manual handling 51. Principles of perioperative skills 52. Principles of wound management: healing and care 53. Principles of restricted mobility management: pressure area care 54. Principles of restricted mobility management: prevention of venous thromboembolism 55. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: maternal resuscitation 56. Principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: neonatal resuscitation 57. Glossary

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: This chapter will include an overview of mental health conditions. This section will also include eating disorders, which are not uncommon during the perinatal period. This is a particular area of concern and further guidance is needed for practitioners. Chapter 2: Pharmaceutical interventions will be covered extensively in this chapter and whilst the authors acknowledge that all midwives should reference the most up-to-date BNF for medication guidance, it is useful to provide midwives with an understanding of the types of medication used to treat mental health illness in order to provide context within the sphere of midwifery practice. Compatibility with medication and breastfeeding will also be discussed. Chapter 3: This chapter will discuss different types of psychological therapies to equip the midwife with a basic understanding of how therapy is used to treat some mental health conditions. This will include psychological approaches such as CBT, DBT (group interventions), psychotherapy and non-directive counselling. The fundamental approaches to therapeutic interventions will be evaluated. Chapter 4: Complex social factors will be discussed in this chapter and will focus on FGM, sexual abuse, signs of abuse and exploitation, substance misuse, domestic abuse. Co-morbidities will be addressed investigating the complex relationship some women with mental illness may have with alcohol or recreational drugs. The authors will also approach the subject of gender identity. Chapter 5: This chapter will discuss mental health in the context of culture. Stigma surrounding mental illness is present in all communities, but for some women who live within specific cultural groups there is a very real risk of being ostracised if â?~labelledâ?T with mental illness. These women and their families may become extremely isolated and not seek the help they need for fear of prejudice and stigma associated with mental health. The reasons for this will be explored and cultural differences will be highlighted to offer an intriguing insight into how the construction of societal belief systems within a cultural group can negatively impact on the woman and her family. Advice will be given on how the midwife can best support these women and their families. Chapter 6 will discuss the parent-infant relationship and will include the impact of perinatal mental illness/trauma on the infant and how it can affect the development of the child. This chapter will also explore the partnerâ?Ts experience. The 5 year forward planning report recognises the importance of supporting family members and the impact mental illness can have on the whole family. The authors will discuss depression in fathers/partnerâ?Ts and offer practical, expert advice on how best to support and reassure fatherâ?Ts experiencing difficulties. Chapter 7: This chapter will focus on the roles within multi-disciplinary teams. The authors believe that this will give the midwife a deeper sense of understanding about the role of specialist clinicians working in perinatal mental health services. An overview of each role will describe the type of work the practitioner may undertake with the woman. This chapter will also include an overview of mother and baby units and the type of care given to the woman whilst staying in this clinical setting. Chapter 8: â?~The role of the midwifeâ?T is fundamental to the book and will offer a comprehensive â?~tool-kitâ?T on how best the midwife can support the woman and her family while experiencing perinatal mental illness. The aim of this section is to enhance competence and confidence for midwives who may encounter women with mental illness and physical/psychological trauma. The chapter will include advice and discussion on how the midwife can identify women in need of support during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. Assessment and screening tools will be given as examples such as HADS, BDI, EPDS, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 and 2. â?~How to have difficult conversationsâ?T with women will be explored. Also, key points such as how to address women at risk of suicide and the use of crisis intervention will be included e.g. developing plans of care and ensuring that correct referrals have been made. A list of resources will be detailed at the end of the chapter for further support. Intrapartum care will also feature in this section and will explore how midwives can support and advocate for women with perinatal mental illness or those who have experienced abuse. The chapter will include all aspects of midwifery practice from risk management to case handling. Better Births and continuity of care initiatives and the importance of building relationships with women will be discussed. This section will acknowledge that mental health can affect everyone, and that women who have never experienced mental health issues before may present during pregnancy or the postnatal period. The second part of this section will explore the midwives own emotional wellbeing and experiences in relation to mental health. It will be acknowledged that supporting women with mental illness can be emotionally demanding for practitioners, and practical tips on how to nurture the midwifeâ?Ts own emotional wellbeing through reflective practice will be supplied together with recommendations on how to seek support when required.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible co-produced textbook presents essential knowledge, skills, and values relevant to all undergraduate student nurses up to Master's level.The book is structured around seven pillars of learning, which were developed through extensive consultation with patients, practitioners and academics. Each chapter focuses on an engaging scenario from nursing practice or education, which serves as the focus for the application of the seven pillars. The text is designed to meet the requirements and standards of nurse regulators internationally, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council. It includes chapters on: the fundamentals of nursing care ethics and professionalism evidence for practice patient and public involvement no health without mental health global health leadership and management. The chapters include a range of features to help readers apply their learning, including the appTable of Contents0.Welcome (Foreword 1). 0.Foreword. 1.Introducing ‘Nursing Practice and Education: Aspiring to Excellence through the Seven Pillars of Learning’. 2. Fundamentals of Nursing Care Pillar. 3.Ethics and Professionalism Pillar. 4.Evidence for Nursing Practice Pillar. 5.Patient and Public Involvement Pillar. 6.No Health Without Mental Health Pillar. 7.Global Health Pillar. 8.Leadership and Management Pillar. 9.Integrating the Seven Pillars of Learning: Student Perspectives. 10.Conclusion: Reflections on Seven Pillars of Learning.

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Book SynopsisMany nurses and midwives, qualified or in training, and their patients, experience racism in the healthcare system. This change-oriented book, based on the knowledge and experiences of people who have lived experience of being Black and minoritised bodies within the professions, and scholars who write and research on the topics, seeks to challenge the status quo.Exploring the Western-centrism of contemporary healthcare and education that contributes to racialised and health disparities, this innovative ground-breaking book explores the historical and theoretical context of racism in contemporary nursing and midwifery. It goes on to look at the contribution that leadership and education can make to antiracism changes in practice. There are specific topics in chapters discussing whistle-blowing, the impact of covid, the experiences of international nurses and a case study of Welsh nursing antiracism policy. Each chapter takes a pragmatic approach, looking at how to implement antiracism change, ending with a reflection activity for the reader to complete. Intending to mobilise the profession to engage in antiracism policy, practice and education strategically and collaboratively for an equitable and just way of being and doing nursing and midwifery.This book is an important read for nursing and midwifery students, professionals, educators and leaders.

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Book SynopsisYatdjuligin introduces students to the fundamentals of health care of Indigenous Australians. This book addresses the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and mainstream health services and introduces readers to practice and research in a variety of healthcare contexts.Table of ContentsIntroduction Gracelyn Smallwood; 1. Historical and current perspectives on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Juanita Sherwood; 2. A history of health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Ray Lovett and Makayla-May Brinckley; 3. The cultural safety journey: an Aboriginal Australian nursing and midwifery context Odette Best; 4. Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing Ali Drummond, Yoko Mills, Sam Mills and Francis Nona; 5. Indigenous gendered health perspectives Bronwyn Fredericks, Mick Adams and Odette Best; 6. Community controlled health services: what they are and how they work Raelene Ward, Bronwyn Fredericks and Odette Best; 7. Midwifery practices and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: urban and regional perspectives Machellee Kosiak; 8. Indigenous birthing in remote locations: Grandmothers' Law and government medicine Nicole Ramsamy; 9. Remote area nursing practice Nicole Ramsamy; 10. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and health practitioners Ali Drummond; 11. Indigenous-led qualitative research Raelene Ward and Bronwyn Fredericks; 12. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander quantitative research Ray Lovett, Makayla-May Brinckley and Roxanne Jones; 13. Navigating First Nations social and emotional wellbeing in mainstream mental health services Rhonda L. Wilson and Kristin Waqanaviti; 14. Cultural understandings of Aboriginal suicide from a social and emotional wellbeing perspective Raelene Ward; 15. Indigenous child health Donna Hartz and Jessica Bennett; 16. Caring for our Elders Bronwyn Fredericks and Linda Deravin.

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Book SynopsisMidwifery at a Glance offers an easy-to-read yet comprehensive overview of everything a midwifery student needs to know, from conception to care of the newborn. This practical guide provides coverage of normal pregnancy, maternal and foetal physiology, and pre-existing medical conditions and how these affect pregnancy and birth. It also features vital information on the role of the midwife, evidence-based practice, health promotion education, and perinatal mental health, as well as neonatal care and an overview of emergency situations. Midwifery at a Glance: Contains superb full colour illustrations throughoutIs written specifically for midwifery students and includes all the concepts found on the midwifery curriculumDemonstrates links with other relevant multidisciplinary healthcare professionals Midwifery at a Glance is the ideal guide, offering educational support for midwifery students in the application of midwifery knowledge into clinical practice.Table of ContentsContributors viii About the companion website ix Part 1 Introduction 1 1 Historical overview of midwifery 2 2 NHS values 4 3 Ethics 6 4 Role of the midwife 8 5 Drug exemptions 10 6 Women’s choice and care options 12 Part 2 Anatomy and physiology 15 7 Breast 16 8 Female reproductive system 18 9 Menstrual cycle 20 10 Maternal pelvis 22 11 Maternal pelvis and fetal skull 24 Part 3 Preconception 27 12 Preconception care 28 13 Follow-up after pregnancy loss 30 Part 4 Antenatal 33 14 Maternal physiological adaptation to pregnancy 34 15 Taking a history 36 16 Antenatal investigations and screening 38 17 Preparation for childbirth 40 18 Post-term pregnancy 42 Part 5 Intrapartum 45 19 Physiology of labour 46 20 Mechanism of normal labour 48 21 Promoting normal labour 50 22 Pain relief 52 23 Water birth 54 24 Augmentation of labour 56 25 Induction of labour 58 26 Nutrition in labour 60 Part 6 Postnatal care 63 27 Immediate care: 0–6 hours 64 28 On-going care 66 29 Daily maternal examinations 68 30 Physiological changes 70 31 Pelvic floor 72 32 Sepsis 74 33 Contraception 76 34 Lactation 78 Part 7 Common medical disorders 81 35 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 82 36 Diabetes 84 37 Thromboembolic disease 86 38 Obesity 88 39 The thyroid gland and thyroid disorders 90 40 Systemic lupus erythematosus 92 41 Obstetric cholestasis 94 Part 8 Obstetric complications 97 42 Antepartum haemorrhage 98 43 Shoulder dystocia 100 44 Cord presentation and prolapse 102 45 Embolism 104 46 Obstructed labour 106 47 Uterine rupture 108 48 Uterine inversion 110 49 Preterm labour 112 50 Eclampsia 114 51 Disseminating intravascular coagulopathy, shock and high dependency care 116 52 Malposition and malpresentation 118 53 Postpartum haemorrhage 120 54 Multiple pregnancy 122 Part 9 Fetus and baby 125 55 Intrauterine growth restriction 126 56 Intrauterine growth restriction monitoring 128 57 Fetal circulation 130 58 Changes at birth 132 59 Fetal skull 134 60 Immediate care of the newborn 136 61 Normal neonate and care needs 138 62 Infant nutrition 140 63 Neonatal jaundice 142 Part 10 Psychological dimensions 145 64 Becoming a parent 146 65 Maternal mental health 148 66 Bereavement care 150 67 Gender-based violence 152 68 Alcohol and drugs 154 69 Trafficking 156 70 Homelessness 158 71 Asylum seekers and refugees 160 72 Teenage mothers 162 73 Disability 164 74 Health promotion education 166 75 Psychological changes 168 Part 11 Midwifery skills 171 76 Antenatal abdominal examination 172 77 Vaginal examination 174 78 Artificial rupture of membranes 176 79 Urinary catheterisation 178 80 Blood pressure and temperature, pulse and respiration: back to basics 180 81 Episiotomy 182 82 Perineal repair 184 83 Feeding support and breast expression 186 84 Blood and blood products 188 85 Maternal resuscitation 190 86 Neonatal resuscitation 192 87 Examination of the newborn 194 88 Newborn bloodspot screening 196 89 Care of women having surgery 198 References and further reading 200 Index 204

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Book SynopsisThe only book addressing the stark psychological impact of midwifery work while giving midwives the tools to choose a brighter future. Flourish aims to support you as a midwife to do two things: to name what’s going on around you and within you, then to find and claim your distinctive place in the midwifery world. You might be a newly qualified or early career midwife facing the challenges of finding your voice as well as your feet. Maybe you’re an established midwife but feel as though you have lost your way – and with it the energy to reshape either yourself or the environment you work in. Perhaps you're a team leader seeking to find the vocabulary to connect with your team, acknowledge what they might be feeling and reach out for resources and tools to support them to thrive, reflect and grow. As a guidebook, Flourish is a tour of discovery that reveals how ‘standard’ maternity environments and practices might be impacting you personally, and then invites you to reconnect with the core of your personality and purpose. You'll recognise more clearly the realities of trauma exposure, burnout, compassion fatigue and moral injury, and explore what's really needed for psychological safety. You'll choose from an array of exercises to practice living well in the day to day, and you'll find a way back 'home', to a place where your sense of motivation for being a midwife is rekindled – a place where you can reconnect to your values, strengths and your unique voice. Once there, you will be able to make real, rich choices about your life and your career. Kate Greenstock is a distinctive combination of practising midwife and coach, bringing the flavours of both: reality and possibility; rawness and hope.

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Book SynopsisBillie Hunter and Nicky Leap spent several years interviewing dozens of mothers and retired midwives about their experiences of childbirth before the NHS. The result was The Midwife's Tale, an oral history of midwifery from the 1910s to the 1950s. The authors explore the very real poverty of the time; how woman coped with rearing large families; and the lack of knowledge of contraception and abortion. Gripping accounts of women's experiences are set against an informative background of events in the midwifery profession, particularly the transition from unqualified 'handywoman' to professional midwife in the 1930s.Trade Review"This important piece of cultural history has been reissued on the 20th anniversary of its first publication. The interviews Hunter and Leap conducted with women born between 1894 and 1923 who experienced pregnancy, birth and motherhood in the pre NHS early 20th century, means a vital piece of woman's history has been preserved. A fascinating collection." Times Higher Education

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This fourth edition of How Drugs Work equips readers with a set of clear concepts for matching the pharmacology to the diagnosis, and has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest knowledge and terminology. Rather than providing overwhelmingly comprehensive information, it condenses the aspects of pharmacology directly relevant to everyday practice into a concise, accessible volume, including material on the half life of drugs, patient non-compliance and severe chronic inflammation.

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Book SynopsisThis evidence-based guide for professionals covers essential information to help support parents breastfeeding past the first six months, including starting solids alongside breastfeeding, nursing manners, and common problems and challenges.The recommendation of breastfeeding beyond six months is well-established, but many birth professionals don't feel confident enough to support parents. This book, packed with case studies of real-life parents and practical tips, helps to educate healthcare professionals - as well as parents themselves - to feel better informed. Each chapter combines professional, research-led evidence with a parent-focused resource section for a fully integrative approach.Centring families and their personal journeys, Supporting Breastfeeding Past the First Six Months and Beyond is an invaluable guide for all lactation consultants, birthing professionals, healthcare workers and parents.Trade ReviewWhat a beautifully written, much needed book! Such a wide variety of incredible information and differing experiences.Empowering, thoughtful and engaging.Evidence based and practical, a must read for Supporters, Health Professionals but also parents too. -- Lucy Webber, Midwife and IBCLC Lactation ConsultantIn a country like the UK where breastfeeding past 6 months is quite unusual, there is very little support out there for those that do find themselves continuing into toddlerhood and beyond. This is an incredibly comprehensive guide to breastfeeding past six months so health care professionals can improve their support and practice and so parents to feel normal. It encompasses all the scenarios and challenges a breastfeeding family may encounter. A fantastic resource. -- Kathryn Stagg, IBCLC and Holistic Sleep CoachTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Let's celebrate getting to six months and the value in continuing. 3. Conversations with others and the role of the partner. 4. Starting solids alongside breastfeeding. 5. Breastfeeding and sleep. 6. Returning to work. 7. Nursing manners and communicating limits. 8. Common problems and challenges. 9. Getting pregnant again. 10. Ending breastfeeding. 11. Family Stories.

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Book SynopsisFor fans of One Born Every Minute.The Secret Midwife is a heart-breaking, engrossing and important read. At once joyful and profoundly shocking, this is the story of birth, straight from the delivery room.Strongest supporter, best friend, expert, cheerleader and chief photographer . . . Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none. The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother who tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift.But there is a problem; the system which is supposed to support the midwives and the women they care for is starting to crumble. Short-staffed, over worked and underappreciated - these crippling conditions are taking their toll on the dedicated staff doing their utmost to uphold our National Health Service, and the consequences are very serious indeed.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Purposes and Nature of Assessment and Clinical Assessment Responsibility and Accountability Surrounding Clinical Assessment What do we Assess? How do we Assess? Conducting Defensible and Fair Assessments Assessment as a Process to Support Learning Monitoring Progress, Managing Feedback and making Assessment Decisions Clinical Learning Environment as a Setting for Learning and Professional Development Learning through Clinical Practice-Unearthing Meaning from Experience

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Book SynopsisThe basic scientific principles underlying health care become clear with this straightforward, engaging and applied book.The authors of Science in Nursing and Health believe that in order to provide the best patient care, its necessary to understand the diverse areas of science that inform it. Written in a question and answer format, this book will show you how science concepts relate to nursing and health care. Its packed with applications and real-life examples that show how relevant a good understanding of science is to your everyday practice.Table of Contents Expressing numbers and SI units Homeostasis - keeping the body in balance The physical world and basic chemistry Water, electrolytes and body fluids Acids, bases and pH balance Pressure, fluids, gases and breathing Biological molecules and food Energy in the body Heat and body temperature Force, mechanics and biomechanics Electricity, magnetism and medical equipment Light and vision Sound and hearing Radiation in diagnosis and treatment Genetics in health and illness Microbiology Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisPreparing for an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is very different from preparing for a theoretical knowledge examination - your clinical skills and performance will be tested rather than just your knowledge of the theory. It is important to understand how to achieve the best results in an OSCE, and this handy pocket-sized guide describes each clinical skill in turn to help you feel confident and prepared for the exam.The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.Trade Review"...having just taken (and passed!) my OSCEs, I can still remember that awful journey to get to university on the day of my OSCEs. You’re nervous, you’re sweating (the pages of this guide are laminated, so essentially sweat-proof - they’ve thought of everything), you’re sure you’re not prepared and that you will forget everything and/or throw up on your assessor. Having this little book was great – I could flick to the pages and review the material. It is an excellent survival guide. I thoroughly recommend it, especially if you’re in your first year."- AC Silva, student nurseTable of ContentsWhat is an Objective Structured Clinical Examination?Infection PreventionBlood Pressure MeasurementPulse and Respiration MeasurementTemperature Measurement Using a Tympanic ThermometerAseptic TechniqueElimination Needs: Stool SpecimenElimination Needs: Urine Testing (Urinalysis)Intramuscular Injection TechniqueAdministering Oral Fluids and Fluid BalanceCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)Oral Drug AdministrationUseful WebsitesFurther ReadingFinal Tips

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Book SynopsisDo you need accurate information fast? The ward is a busy place with little time to check facts and figures. With this pocket-sized reference book you can quickly and accurately check everything from nursing terminology to CPR procedures. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.Trade Review"A neat, tidy and very handy book for nursing students and newly qualified staff to have whilst out in the clinical environment. ... What is great about this little pocket guide is that it uses the terminology regularly used in the clinical environment but provides examples of where it may be used ... This helps to link theory to practice and aid easy identification of drug classes and what they are." - Tianna Jarrett-Williams, Nursing Student Table of ContentsContents Richards COMMON LABORATORY BLOOD TESTS 24-HOUR CLOCK MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION Five rights and three checksTips in preventing medication errorsSafety tips with oral medicationsSafety tips with injectionsAbbreviations used in medication administrationMetric system and symbolsDrug calculationsSome common drug classesDrug name endings and related informationDrugs utilised as antidotes OXYGENFLUID BALANCE Measurements useful for fluid balance charts Tips with fluid balance charts Types of IV fluids VITAL SIGNS QUICK HEAD-TO-TOE ASSESSMENT PAIN ASSESSMENT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)Bodily fluids exposureRESUSCITATION Cardiac rhythms When to seek help Common emergency drugs: dose and action WOUND CARE DOCUMENTATION General points Tips with verbal handovers Nursing process GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS USEFUL WEBSITES TIME MANAGEMENT GRIDOTHER THINGS TO REMEMBER

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 Clinical assessment and recording 3 Auscultation of the fetal heart rate 4 Electronic fetal monitoring - terminology and interpretation 5 Pathophysiology of fetal heart rate (FHR) 6 NICE and FIGO guidelines for interpretation of FHR patterns 7 Antepartum fetal surveillance 8 The admission test by cardiotocography or by auscultation 9 Assessment of uterine contractions 10 Oxytocin and fetal heart rate changes 11 Meconium, infection, anaemia, bleeding 12 Cardiotocographic interpretation: additional clinical scenarios 13 Cardiotocographic interpretation: more difficult problems 14 Fetal scalp blood sampling pH and lactate 15 Fetal ECG waveform analysis 16 Medico legal issues with CTG and current strategies to reduce litigation 17 Competency testing in CTG interpretation prior to practice New Chapter: Machine Learning New Chapter: Fetal Monitoring in the Future

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates why women choose birth outside the system' and makes connections between women's right to choose where they birth and violations of human rights within maternity care systems.Choosing to birth at home can force women out of mainstream maternity care, despite research supporting the safety of this option for low-risk women attended by midwives. When homebirth is not supported as a birthplace option, women will defy mainstream medical advice, and if a midwife is not available, choose either an unregulated careprovider or birth without assistance. This book examines the circumstances and drivers behind why women nevertheless choose homebirth by bringing legal and ethical perspectives together with the latest research on high-risk homebirth (breech and twin births), freebirth, birth with unregulated careproviders and the oppression of midwives who support unorthodox choices. Stories from women who have pursued alternatives in Australia, Europe, RussiTrade ReviewDr Sheena Byrom OBEWhen I listen to or read accounts from women who feel distressed or destroyed by their childbirth experience, my usual positive optimism turns to rage, and intermittent gloom. I know, first hand, that having a baby has a life changing impact on women and can make or break their lives forever. When I read CITCM I revisited the anguish and anger; women are increasingly dissatisfied and disturbed following institutionalised childbirth, and they are choosing to reject it. And then there are the birth workers. They are the onlookers and actors also responding with adrenaline fuelled fight or flight responses and continuously jumping to the beat of the fear drum. This text splits open the shell of cover-ups to reveal a plethora of hidden agendas, underlying causes of harm – the impact that beaurocratic patriarchal maternity systems, based on risk agendas, have on women and families. Using the metaphor of the canary in the coalmine, this book not only shares research and personal accounts of violations of women’s rights, but it offers solutions for a better way. I feel relieved that truths are being shared in a way that touches my spirit, my soul and my human being to the core, and that give me the impetus to continue to lobby for change. The research evidence is compelling, the stories are heart rendering. We have to sit up, rise up and speak up for maternity services to change. We need to create a storm around this book, encourage others to read it, inhale it in then exhale it out as forcefully as a dragon’s breath. Eternal thanks to the editors for turning their frustrations into action, and to the chapter authors who share their lived experiences and knowledge for a better world. I salute you all.Dr Sheena Byrom OBEMidwife Consultant and Director – All4Maternity Dr Michel Odent Today, whatever the topic, we are in unprecedented situations. Homo has reached the limits of the domination of nature. A significant example: love hormones have been made redundant to deliver babies. It is as if we were close to the edge of a precipice. It is too late for procrastination. The only relevant strategy is to take other directions. What can we learn from mothers who find ways to escape from the dominant way of thinking? We must thank Hannah Dahlen, Bashi Hazard and Virginia Schmied for helping us to urgently clarify vital questions. Dr Michel Odent, Obstetrician, Director of the Primal Health Research Centre, Author of The future of Homo, Do We Need Midwives, The Scientification of Love and many moreDr Robbie Davis-FloydThis book takes an innovative look at what are culturally considered birthing extremes. It asks, why do so many women and families in varied cultures choose to birth completely outside of hospitals and clinics where the technocratic approach is hegemonic? These people’s choice of unconventional "freebirth" or even of culturally accepted homebirths in low-resource countries where those are still normative constitutes a radical critique of the dominant system. That critique intensifies with the accounts of childbearers with complications medically considered high-risk—such as VBACs, breech and twin births—who resist this medical classification, redefining such births as simply variants of normal. A chapter on birth trauma demonstrates the emotional devastation that too often accompanies the inhumane and unnecessary interventions imposed on women who birth inside the technocratic system, and how freebirthers and others seek to avoid that trauma by utilizing normal physiologic birth as a vehicle for self-empowerment and healing. Critiques of "the system" are multiplying; to them, this "out-on-the-edge" book adds the telling perspectives of those who reject that system entirely. I highly recommend hearing their voices as spoken in these pages!Dr Robbie Davis-Floyd PhD, FSfAASenior Research Fellow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas AustinAuthor, Birth as an American Rite of Passage and Ways of Knowing about Birth: Mothers, Midwives, Medicine, and Birth Activism Professor Soo Downe OBEThe fact that this well-written, comprehensive, thought provoking book is so timely is both shocking and reassuring. Shocking because it reveals the degree to which maternity services around the world have become blind to the impact of extreme risk aversion on the wellbeing of women and babies. Reassuring because, finally, the blindfolds have been removed: and because, rather than just pointing out the problems, the authors also provide solutions. I hope as many people as possible read the book, and that they conclude that the time has come to act. Now.Professor of Midwifery, UCLANRhea Dempsey #MeToo as a cultural moment inspires us to courageously speak and act in defiance of old ‘power over’ paradigms. It calls us to shape a new paradigm that honours respectful relationships and personal agency. Its reverberations are being felt in the birth culture.Refusing to be constrained within wounding power over structures some women – canaries – are birthing ‘outside the system’ and thereby warning us of an urgent need for change. Heeding the canaries’ warnings, the contributors to this book are shaping the new paradigm by powerfully documenting the issues and mapping the necessary path forward.Rhea Dempsey, author of Birthing with Confidence Dr Sarah Buckley How do women perceive risk in childbearing? Do women really make dangerous choices for themselves and their babies? What is a safe birth? And how can we help women to feel safe? These critical questions are addressed by midwives, obstetricians, lawyers and birthing women themselves in this illuminating and important book. Dr Sarah Buckley GP and author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering Dr Rachel Reed‘Birthing Outside the System: The Canary in the Coalmine’ shines a light into the coalmine of modern maternity care. The editors have brought together a diverse group of eminent authors whose contributions create a comprehensive analysis of the current global situation. The editors deliver on their promise - the book is indeed a ‘political opus’ that will ‘upend thinking and disburse assumptions’. However, the content also offers inspiration and practical guidance about how to create and sustain woman-centred maternity care. This is a call to action. We all need to work together to release the canary from her cage.Dr Rachel Reed, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia Author of Midwife Thinking Blog and Why Induction Matters Professor Mary RenfrewThis book is a wake-up call that we cannot ignore. It raises essential questions for those who work in health care, in education, in research, and in policy. Perhaps most importantly, it raises questions for the whole of society - all human beings are born, one way or another, so this concerns all of us. Health professionals may think that women who birth outside of the mainstream health system, with or without a carer, are being negligent or careless of their safety and the safety of their baby. What this book shows is that those decisions are often a response to previous damaging experiences of healthcare, and are not lightly taken. Women making these decisions may have the courage, or the support, or the total desperation to do so. But devastatingly, this book shows that these women are indeed the canaries in the coal mine, the visible sign of something much bigger. Many, many more women in many countries are giving birth inside systems that have not been designed to meet their needs, perhaps with staff who do not have the necessary knowledge, skill, or kindness. Women and their babies experience physical or psychological trauma as a result. This cannot – must not – continue. Why, and how, have such systems developed across the world? International, multidisciplinary chapter authors explore this and many other fundamental questions with evidence, intelligence, and illuminating personal stories. Causes are both systemic and individual. One factor is a lack of good quality education. Another is a narrow interpretation of safety and quality in which physical outcomes and the routine use of interventions are prioritised over respect for the rights of women and children, optimising normal physiology, and considering the full spectrum of physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of health and well-being. The imbalance of power throughout the system prevents effective challenge and change. What can be done? Some national governments, regulators, and global organisations are already stepping up with shifts in policy and education, informed by evidence and with the significant input of women, families, midwives, and others, , . But this book demonstrates that more, much more, is needed if women, babies, and families everywhere are truly to receive respectful, kind, and effective care. Societal and professional barriers must be removed so that well-educated and effectively supported midwives are available and accessible for all. Service and education redesign must be informed by a radically different research agenda and co-created with women and families. Righting the widespread and longstanding wrongs that have caused this damage will take time and coordinated cross-sectoral action. This book makes an important contribution to informing, motivating and shaping such action. Mary J Renfrew BSc RN RM PhD FRSEProfessor of Mother and Infant HealthUniversity of Dundee, ScotlandProfessor Holly Powell Kennedy Birthing outside the system: The Canary in the Coal Mine is a compelling and practical examination of health care which too often does not meet women’s needs – it forces the reader to confront that we have failed mothers and babies with the imbalance of care and interventions, as Miller notes "too much too soon" often in high income countries and "too little too late" for those who truly in need. It echoes the saying "if you’ve dug yourself into a hole, then stop digging" – in other words in maternal health care, seriously consider actions to change systems to meet the World Health Organizations directive to assure a positive birth experience and using interventions only when supported by evidence and clinical needs. Bravo to the authors for their courage, critique, and intellectual expose!Professor Holly Powell Kennedy Helen Varney Professor of MidwiferyMilli Hill "For too long women who birth outside the system have been portrayed as mad, dangerous and irresponsible. This book finally turns the spotlight on the dangers of the system itself - in short, it moves us away from the default position of ‘woman blaming’ and forces us to ask what it is about the current mainstream birth system that feels so very unsafe to gathering numbers of women. This is a vitally important and deeply feminist book, that takes the radical step of actually listening to women’s voices and suggesting that the maternity care system does so too, and as a matter of urgency.""A vital book, built on the deeply feminist idea that we should trust and listen to women rather than portraying them as mad and irresponsible."Milli Hill, author of Give Birth Like a Feminist and founder of the Positive Birth Movement Associate Professor Denis WalshI highly recommend this informative and ground-breaking book about women choosing to birth outside formal maternity care systems. This slowly increasing trend in high-income countries is telling the maternity services something hugely significant about current provision. The authors, with first-hand experience of women choosing this option and with decades of involvement in maternity services in Australia and internationally at a practice, research and strategic level, are ideally placed to lead us on this journey. Their book examines critical underpinning ideologies that are infiltrating maternity care and need to be exposed and reformed. Among the most significant are patriarchy and neoliberalism which are both disenfranchising childbearing women choices, undermining their agency and channelling them down a path of inappropriate medicalisation. This is a ‘must read’ for anybody involved in childbirth services.Denis WalshRetired Associate Professor in Midwifery,University of Nottingham, UKNicky GraceCanary in the Coalmine by Hannah Dahlen, Bashi Hazard and Virginia Schmied is a collection of writings that address the central theme of why some women reject, or are rejected by, mainstream maternity services. The accounts and analyses shine a light not only on the motivations and experiences of those who give birth outside the system, but on the system itself. Dahlen, Hazard and Schmied have succeeded in creating a text where scholarly, political and personal perspectives on birth are intertwined. We are called to take action, to react to the global maternity emergency, to take heed of the canary in the coalmine: the birthing mother who needs to be cared for, listened to, worked with. As I read, I wept and raged at the violence and oppression that women are routinely subjected to within mainstream maternity care. I also found myself – a radical, home birth midwife – questioning and challenging my own perceptions of midwifery history and my own practice. This is a good thing. We midwives and other maternity care providers must never become complacent but should be willing to adapt and change as new information comes to light. ‘Canary in the Coalmine’ helps us to do this, to work with women rather than against them, to provide what they need and not what we think they need.The text avoids the ‘toxic positivity’ that pervades so much of midwifery culture and is so damaging for midwives. But while realistic about the extent of the challenges and inequities we face, possibly the most brilliant aspect of ‘Canary in the Coalmine’ is that we are given practical, evidence-based solutions for change at local, national and global levels. This book can be used by women and their midwives, by politicians, maternity managers and policymakers to guide change in maternity services. I loved this book. Its sound intellectual and research-based roots mean it will be an essential academic midwifery and obstetric text, while the lively quality of the well-chosen writing ensures a wider readership for those involved in childbirth in all capacities.Nicky GraceAssociation of Radical MidwivesEditor of Midwifery MattersProfessor Lesley Page‘The canary in the coal mine’ does indeed, as it aims, up end our thinking about maternity services. We are shown that our thinking, systems and practices in maternity care certainly need up ending. The diverse chapters, from all parts of the world, show why and how we need to change. I am acutely aware and deeply concerned about the inappropriate, disrespectful, abusive and traumatic treatment many women receive around the time of birth in much of the world, and of the extent and harmful effect of the parallel problems of too little too late and too much too soon. Let us all carry a canary, and by humanising birth for all women, their babies, partners and families, keep all our canaries singing.Professor Lesley Page CBEVisiting Professor King’s College LondonAdjunct Professor University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University QueenslandHonorary Research Fellow Oxford Brookes University Becky ReedThe Canary in the Coalmine is an oh-so-timely reminder of the consequences of patriarchal maternity systems that continue to damage pregnant and birthing women, and cause them to turn away from the ‘care’ that is on offer. We alienate women at our - and their - peril, and history will not judge us kindly. Dignified respectful individualised healthcare costs nothing and leads to improved outcomes for mother and baby, as we showed in the Albany Practice in London.This comprehensive analysis of birthing systems around the world should make us all sit up and listen. It is a call to arms that must not be ignored.Becky Reed UK Midwife and author of Birth in Focus Professor Raymond De VriesA key concept in obstetric ethics is "maternal-fetal conflict". Canary in the Coal Mine shows us that the real ethical problem in maternity care is conflict between mothers and the health system. The stories and the evidence collected here show in excruciating detail why mothers are choosing to avoid a care system that is at odds with their, and their baby’s, best interest. Canary makes mothers (often the invisible partners in maternity care) seen and heard, and insists that we respect their choices as rational responses to a broken system.Raymond De Vries, Ph. D., ProfessorCenter for Bioethics and Social Sciences in MedicineUniversity of Michigan Medical SchoolProfessor Eugene DeclercqThe editors set out to spark a "…revolution to humanise childbirth for every woman, everywhere." They address, in an international context, some of the most the challenging issues in contemporary maternity care, from freebirthing and home VBACs to birth trauma and the oppression of midwives. In combining thoughtful, systematic research with powerfully told stories of women’s experiences, they have laid a foundation for those seeking a truly women--centered maternity care system.Eugene Declercq, PhDProfessor, Community Health Sciences, CT 4Boston University School of Public HealthEmeritus Professor Michael KleinDon’t let the title scare you away. This is not a book promoting unattended home birth. It’s about why women decide to avoid environments that seek to control and diminish her—shades of Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale, in which women are seen as unreliable incubators. Today’s woman is faced with a battle between two warring paradigms: 1. Birth is nothing more than an opportunity for things to go wrong. 2. Birth is a normal activity, that is growth promoting and maturational, an opportunity for women and their partners to live the transformative power of the experience, while being reasonably vigilant and taking action when needed. These two paradigms are mutually exclusive. Women described in this book wanted #2 and got #1 and vowed never to expose themselves to #1 again. It is required reading for all who seek to change a system governed by anxiety and obsession with risk management, that at the extreme leads to obstetrical violence.Michael C Klein CM, MD, FCFP CCFP FAAP (neonatal-perinatal)Emeritus Professor Family Practice & PediatricsUniversity of British ColumbiaSenior Scientist EmeritusBC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver British ColumbiaRenee AdairUnnecessary medical intervention before, during and after the birth of a baby and the indescribable harm to the women at the brunt of this abuse, is of epidemic proportions worldwide.Canary in the Coal Mine dives head first to furiously explore this contentious global train wreck and it does so with hard-hitting facts.As Alison Barrett states, it may seem wrong to worry about the harms of over treatment when people are dying from under treatment in less well-off countries but in good conscience, none of us can ignore the mistreatment of women anymore. This book will make you shout out loud in anger and hopefully scream for justice and change.Founder and DirectorAustralian Doula College Charity Arm- Doula Heart NetworkGroundwork Program Indra LuseroThis book has been a pleasure to read. It provides a global view of the reasons some people give birth outside "the system," including the experiences of mistreatment and abuse they face within it. One of the most important things about the book is that it is written by people directly impacted; it is a delight to hear from providers who work in and out of the system and from people who have given birth in all sorts of places and ways. These salient voices provide critical insight into the key ingredients that would make perinatal care systems work better for everyone. Mx. Indra Wood Lusero, Esq. AttorneyNational Advocates for Pregnant WomenNew YorkPetra ten Hoope-BenderEvery time a child is born, a mother and father also are born. Pregnancy and childbirth are unique opportunities in the lives of women, families and societies to develop and grow. Respectful quality care during pregnancy and childbirth is a mega cornerstone of that growth, but the choir of canaries in this book show us that women are not receiving what they need. However, changing systems is not enough - we also need to change attitudes. We need to set our hearts and minds to supporting and serving the whole woman, in her circumstances, with her needs, strengthening her capacities. At the heart of our work as midwives lie our skills in supporting and providing the enabling environment for women to make effective choices and to transform those choices into desired outcomes. Making and transforming your choices are the cornerstones of agency (World Bank), which in turn is crucial to advancing gender equality and empowerment.Coming through the life events that pregnancy and childbirth are, even if unpredictable, knowing you drove and were engaged in the care you sought and received, is a crucial part of the foundation for women’s agency, and it impacts midwives’ agency too. This agency can heal and strengthen our societies and our world. It is gold dust! Let it not go unused.Petra ten Hoope-Bender - Midwife, MBATechnical Adviser Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, UNFPACo-lead of the Lancet Series on Midwifery and Co-author of State of the World’s Midwifery 2011 and 2014Former Executive Manager of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), leading the transition from Safe Motherhood to Reproductive Maternal and Newborn HealthFormer practising midwife in the migrant quarters of Rotterdam, The Netherlands Henci GoerUsing the personal and the professional, quotes and statistics, qualitative and quantitative research, literature reviews and case studies, this landmark work inexorably builds the case that pregnant women all over the world who flee mainstream obstetric management warn us of a toxic system whose hardwired inequities inevitably lead to widespread psychological, physical, and sexual abuse. Not content merely to expose and document its deficiencies, the contributors offer a blueprint for achieving a system that provides humane, woman-centered maternity care. The book should be required reading for every person involved in the regulation or provision of maternity care. For birth reform activists, read it and weep—and then go out and do something about it.Henci Goer Founder & Director of Childbirth U Author of Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic ApproachAssociate Professor Denis WalshI highly recommend this informative and ground-breaking book about women choosing to birth outside formal maternity care systems. This slowly increasing trend in high-income countries is telling the maternity services something hugely significant about current provision. The authors, with first-hand experience of women choosing this option and with decades of involvement in maternity services in Australia and internationally at a practice, research and strategic level, are ideally placed to lead us on this journey. Their book examines critical underpinning ideologies that are infiltrating maternity care and need to be exposed and reformed. Among the most significant are patriarchy and neoliberalism which are both disenfranchising childbearing women choices, undermining their agency and channelling them down a path of inappropriate medicalisation. This is a ‘must read’ for anybody involved in childbirth services.Denis WalshRetired Associate Professor in Midwifery,University of Nottingham, UKMichele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor's ProfessorIn Birthing Outside of the System, the authors show how women have been relegated to the margins both as providers and patients. The book centers the concerns of the most vulnerable women and in doing so sheds light on how toxic maternal healthcare under-serves everyone.Director, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health PolicyUniversity of California, Irvine School of LawStatement from the New Zealand College of MidwivesWhy women are choosing to birth outside of the established mainstream maternity systems is a question that should concern all those involved in midwifery, maternity care, the human rights of women and maternal rights. This book has arrived at a time when the world is seeing a disturbing increase in birth intervention rates and increasingly frequent reports outlining some of the significant emotional, physical and social trauma experienced by women during maternity care. It is a political, cutting edge and timely book and the well-written chapters draw urgent attention to the continued lack of evidence-based, women-centred care within the mainstream maternity services of many countries, and which contributes to the mistreatment of women. At the same time the authors present their thoughts on how to move forward. The movement to humanise childbirth and mainstream maternity care systems has been midwifery- and human rights-driven This book represents a significant groundswell of work to prioritise responsive and respectful maternity care as if humanity depended on it – which it does.Maria Booker-Director Birthrights"This book promised to "shock, at times, distress, and most certainly exasperate" - it doesn’t disappoint. If you are not already part of the worldwide revolution to humanise childbirth – you will be by after reading "Canary in the Coalmine".Dahlen, Hazard and Schmeid urge us to rethink our prejudices and see women birthing "outside the system" for what they are - women seeking solace and safety, fleeing rigid systems that do not meet their needs. It’s time to listen to that canary and put respect and dignity at the heart of all maternity care."Maria Booker, Programmes Director, BirthrightsChristen Sadler President of Lamaze International"This book takes an unsparing look at maternity care around the globe from the perspective of women who opt out of mainstream maternity care. There are important lessons here for educators and clinicians alike, as well as constructive ideas for positive change in healthcare delivery."Christen D. Sadler, MSN, CNM, LCCEPresident, Lamaze InternationalProfessor Billie HunterThis thought provoking and challenging book is essential reading for all users and providers of maternity services. It sets out the challenges ahead, but also proposes solutions. For those already engaged in the quest to humanise childbirth it will provide a powerful source book, full of narratives and research conveying a vital message: that services must change to become authentically ‘woman-centred’ and responsive to the needs and wishes of all women. For those who may be less convinced of the urgency of this quest, the book should challenge assumptions and open minds.Professor Billie Hunter CBERoyal College of Midwives Professor of Midwifery, and Director WHO Collaborating Centre for Midwifery Development, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales UK Emeritus Professor Mavis KirkhamThis timely book focusses on the experience of women who choose to birth outside the system and the witch-hunting of those who attend them. These women's choices are made largely because the system is rigid, broken and abusive. Authors from a range of countries and backgrounds make this a comprehensive and politically important book.Emeritus Professor at Sheffield Hallam University.Professor Caroline Homer AOCanary in the Coal Mine is a book that will, or at least, should challenge all of us who work in the maternity space. The stories, experiences and research presented throughout the book serve to shine a light on many of the issues we face providing services; hopefully services that woman want and need rather than services that we want or can manage to provide. You will likely be challenged, perhaps even become upset or defensive, maybe also irritated with, or afraid for, the decisions that some of the women you will read out make, especially if you do not agree with them! However, we all must get better at listening to women, listening to what they want, they need and what is important to them and listening to the solutions – some which are likely to take us out of our comfort zone. This book provides much for all of us to reflect upon. Caroline Homer AO Visiting Distinguished Professor of Midwifery Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health Faculty of Health University of Technology Sydney (UTS), AustraliaCo-Program Director Maternal and Child HealthBurnet InstituteAlecia Staines- Maternity Consumer NetworkBirthing outside the system or freebirthing is increasingly a choice women are making due to many reasons including lack of recognition for women to have human rights and choice in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. We are certainly noticing an increase in womens' desires to have a birth where they feel safe, in control, respected and autonomous in their decisions. It is well overdue to have light cast upon why women are birthing outside mainstream maternity care, often deciding no care provider is a safer option than our current institutionalized and rigid system. MCN is interested to read this book and to see more research supporting women’s rights and which can go towards improving education and maternity care in Australia.Alecia StainesPresident Maternity Consumer Network, AustraliaAzure Rigney- Maternity Choices Australia As a lay ‘woman’ with no medical background turned maternity consumer representative, I truly needed this book to compartmentalise the themes we hear from thousands of women. They are telling our consumer advocacy groups the same stories that you have so eloquently described and included with peer-reviewed referencing. The research and succinct recommendations will assist activists to demand consumer engagement standard 2 is adhered to truly co-design woman centred maternity services. After reading this inspiring book, I’m certain, one day all pregnant women will have the model of care and place of birth they choose! My only recommendation is an audio book with the authors reading each chapter they have written, as I can imagine hannah and Bashi’s, Mel and Jo’s exact tone...but would really add to the senses!Azure Rigney President of Maternity Choices Australia (consumer group)Jennie JosephUp until some 30 years ago the canary - a sentinel species - was still used in British coal mines to detect toxicity and warn miners before it hurt humans. Dead or injured women or babies, as a result of ‘materno-toxic’ environments however are a much less romantic image than the canary in that still famous saying, and embedded in the title of this timely and important book. We should not be surprised by the fact that so many women and their families feel that they would rather stay well outside the system during their childbearing year, fully aware of the inherent risks, fending for themselves, shielding themselves from perceived and all too often dangerous, inequitable, untenable, disempowering situations, circumstances and events - essentially, they would rather take their chances than succumb. So, ‘free-birthing’ birthing women have become a sentinel species and represent the canaries in the coal mine of institutional and iatrogenic toxicity that much of ’modern’ maternity care has become. In our joint and deliberate quest to improve and save the lives of childbearing people, we need to consider that it is time to decolonize birth, recognize the racism, classism and sexism within our current systems and to once again center and respect the mother/baby/family and community. This book outlines the problem and offers solutions - and as always, listening to women is an excellent place to start. - Jennie Joseph LM, CPM, RM Midwife, Executive Director Commonsense Childbirth Inc, USA Terri BarrettMy congratulations to the authors and contributors to this outstanding book. Without a doubt they have provoked thought and discussion, challenging their audience and inspiring each and every reader.The book builds upon the message that women and midwives have been consistently "delivering" to politicians and policymakers; a resounding disconnect between what women want and what the system believes that they need.As core providers of maternity care, this book is a call to action for midwives and ACM as the peak professional body. It is time to work collectively, united alongside consumers, to develop a system that ensures every woman receives care that is individualised, respectful and safe in her eyes.Thank you all for sharing not only your knowledge and wisdom but also your personal stories.Terri BarrettPresident Australian College of MidwivesDr Kathryn Gutteridge Giving birth for any woman is a leap into the unknown. What we do know is that we hear from women afterwards often that they are let down and disappointed. This book could and should remind us all that birth is precious and life affirming when we listen and work with women. A woman will never put her life or that of her unborn baby at risk if we listen to her needs. It is only when her back is against the wall that she is pushed to take action alone. Read this book and learn how we must give priority to women for it is they we serve.Dr Kathryn Gutteridge –President of the Royal College of Midwives, UKMary NewburnWhat a book! The metaphor tells it like it is and makes this book stand out. The personal testimonies are so powerful. This international sharing of experiences and extensive academic research is overdue. The authors have nailed it. Birthing outside the system - why do women do it and what can we learn from it? These should be questions every maternity service asks. Community advocates, women and recent services users should have significant control over maternity services, and the wellbeing of all women should be a crucial aspect of assessing service quality. The push for more intervention is strong; it must be considered carefully and in full context, with informed debate. This book will make such an important contribution.Mary Newburn, consultant, service user researcher/Public and parent involvement leadTable of ContentsPart 1: Understanding the Problem 1. Freebirth in the United States 2. Giving Birth Outside the System in Australia: Freebirth and High-Risk Homebirth 3. Understanding Women’s Motivations to, and Experiences of, Freebirthing in the UK 4. Birthing 'Outside the System' in the Netherlands 5. The Rise of the Unregulated Birth Worker in Australia: The Canary Flees the Coal Mine 6. Identifying the Poisonous Gases Seeping into the Coal Mine: What Women Seek to Avoid in Choosing to Give Birth at Home 7. The Journey of Homebirth after Caesarean (HBAC): Fighting the System or Birthing in Peace 8. Seeking Control over Birth in the Middle East 9. Why South Asian Women Make Extreme Choices in Childbirth 10. Birth Choices in Eastern Europe and Russia 11. The Modern-Day Witch Hunt 12. Birth Trauma: The Noxious By-Product of a Failing System Part 2: Working Towards a Solution 13. What are Women’s Legal Rights When it Comes to Choice in Pregnancy and Childbirth? 14. The Role of the Coroner in Australia: Listen to the Canary or Ignore it? 15. Keeping the Canary Singing: Maternity Care Plans and Respectful Homebirth Transfer 16. Why Aboriginal Women Want to Avoid the Biomedical System: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Stories 17. Midwifing Women Who Make ‘Off-Menu' Choices 18. Anthropologist, Midwife, Researcher: a Perspective on Birth Outside the System 19. A Conversation with the ‘Breech Whisperer’ 20. Obstetricians Discuss the Coal Mine and the Canary 21. Conclusion: Keeping the Canary Singing into the Future

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Postnatal care: principles and practice Chapter 3 Care of the baby at birth Chapter 4 Examination of the newborn Chapter 5 Hospital postnatal care Chapter 6 Postoperative care following a caesarean Chapter 7 Postnatal care in the community Chapter 8 Emotional well-being following birth Chapter 9 Formula feeding Chapter 10 Supporting the mother to feed her baby

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 MIDWIFERY, RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 2 KEY CONCEPTS IN RESEARCH 3 THE BASIC FRAMEWORK OF RESEARCH 4 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES 5 CRITIQUING RESEARCH ARTICLES 6 REVIEWING THE LITERATURE 7 THE RESEARCH QUESTION 8 ETHICS AND RESEARCH 9 SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES 10 INTERVIEWS 11 OBSERVATION 12 EXPERIMENTS 13 STATISTICS IN RESEARCH 14 SAMPLING METHODS 15 WRITING AN UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION 16 THE CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE Glossary Index

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