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Health & Fitness Women's Health

Maternal and Newborn Care

A Complete Guide for Midwives and Other Health Professionals

edited by Dr Christa van der Walt & Joanita de Kock

Publisher
Juta Academic
Initial publish date
Sep 2004
Category
Women's Health
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780702164026
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $77.95

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Description

The midwife's role is examined in the community and family-health context in this handbook on effective maternal and newborn care for midwives and other healthcare providers. The skills, competencies, and knowledge required to make informed decisions about neo- and postnatal care are covered, including anatomy and the physiology of reProduction, high-risk pregnancies, and labor and birth. Theoretical and practical issues illuminate a midwife's role in the prevention of illness in mothers and babies, with attention to the unique challenges of midwifery in developing nations. Insights from current research studies and critical questions about midwife practice will help those new to health care understand the unique challenges of this form of health-service delivery.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Dr. Christa van der Walt and Joanita de Kock are professors of midwifery at the University of Pretoria. Sister Christa Mary Jones teaches about primary healthcare and midwifery at nursing colleges.