Book description
Praise for previous editions:
“An excellent resource for both student midwives and qualified
staff alike.” (Alison James, Midwifery Lecturer, Plymouth University)
"
A lovely book with a lot of practical advice and easy to
navigate. (Jayne Samples, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Huddersfield)
This fully revised and updated third edition of The Midwife's
Labour and Birth Handbook is a practical and accessible guide to
midwifery care.
It addresses important questions such as:
- Why are women being pressured into caesarean section for breech
presentation when the evidence is equivocal?
- If a baby needs assisted ventilation breaths at birth, why not
bring the ambubag to the baby and leave the cord intact so the baby
can benefit from the extra maternal oxygen supply?
- Why is skin-to-skin contact at birth so rarely offered to preterm
babies when there is evidence of benefit?
This well-regarded text promotes normality and woman-centred care,
using research, evidence-based guidelines and anecdotal accounts from
women. It challenges practice and guidelines which are biased or based
on poor evidence. Guidance is offered on how to deal with difficult,
sometimes controversial, situations.
The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook 3rd edition
is an essential guide for both student midwives and experienced
practising midwives.
New to this edition:
- Full colour photographs including a kneeling breech birth
- Suturing diagrams to assist left-handed midwives.
- Expanded chapters on slow progress in labour and
malposition/malpresentations, including a rare photograph of a face
presentation birth.
