Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife

About the editorsProfessor Ian Peate is Visiting Professor, University of West London, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing. Cathy Hamilton is Senior Lecturer of Midwifery at the University of Hertfordshire and Supervisor of Midwives at West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust.

• contributors ivPreface to the Second Edition viiAcknowledgements ixIntroduction 11 Effective Communication 82 Effective Documentation 263 Confidentiality 414 The Aims of Antenatal Care 575 Programmes of Care During Childbirth 726 Interprofessional Working: Seamless Working within Maternity Care 887 Intrapartum Care 1028 Effective Emergency Care 1319 Initial Assessment and Examination of the Newborn Baby 15610 Effective Postnatal Care 17211 Medication and the Midwife 19812 The Midwife and Public Health 21413 Regulating the Midwifery Profession 23014 The Impact of Cultural Issues on the Practice of Midwifery 24915 Legislation and the Midwife 26116 Decision Making 27717 Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 29318 Evidence-Based Practice 31219 Statutory Supervision of Midwives 32920 Clinical Governance:A Framework for Improving Quality in Maternity Care 345Answers to Quiz Questions 365Glossary 374Index 381

“Overall, The Student’s Guide to Becoming a Midwifeis an excellent all-round book to accompany any midwifery student throughout their training. . . I would recommend it to students in direct entry and shortened programmes of study as well as any practitioners returning to practice or wishing to update their study skills.”  (British Journal of Midwifery, 1 April 2014)