Midwifery: Preparation for Practice - Softcover

Sally Pairman; Jan Pincombe; Carol Thorogood; Sally Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0729537560 ISBN 13: 9780729537568

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Australia, 2006

Synopsis

Midwifery: Preparation for Practice is the first text of its kind in Australia and New Zealand and places the woman and midwife at the centre of midwifery care. The approach is in line with the philosophy, education and practice standards set by the Australian College of Midwives and the New Zealand College of Midwives. Written by experienced and respected midwives from both countries, this highly illustrated book provides a sound foundation on which to base midwifery practice while reflecting today's socio-political contexts.

• Develops and supports competent and confident midwives who are able to make professional judgements - in partnership with women - on their own authority.
• Pedagogically rich chapters with chapter overviews, learning outcomes, key terms, clinical interest boxes, reflective and critical thinking questions, context-specific boxes, research and critical appraisal activities, plentiful diagrams and illustrations, summary boxes and questions for review, references, further reading lists and online resources.
• A unique emphasis on a woman-centred approach, which emphasises the normal, physiologicial life event that is child-birth, that is, birth without unnecessary intervention.
• Equips midwives to work autonomously within the full scope of midwifery practice, and collaboratively with other health professionals.

About this title

About the Author

Sally Pairman, RM, MA, Head of School, School of Midwifery, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand; Education Consultant to the New Zealand College of Midwives; Jan Pincombe, RM, PhD, FACM, Professor of Midwifery, Joint Appointment The University of South Australia & The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Adelaide South Australia; Fellow of The Australian College of Midwifery (ACMI) and research co-ordinator of the South Australian Branch of ACMI; Carol Thorogood, RM, PhD, FACM, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW; Fellow of the Australian College of Midwives Inc.; and Sally Tracy, RM, MA, Doctor of Midwifery, FACM, Associate Professor of Midwifery Practice Development, a joint appointment with the Northern Sydney Area Health Service and the University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Fellow of the Australian College of Midwives and an Editor on the NZ College of Midwives Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Australia
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0729537560
• ISBN 13: 9780729537568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 976