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Skills for Midwifery Practice Paperback – Import, 15 March 2016

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Now with a new design, the ever popular Skills for Midwifery Practice continues to provide the ideal level of instruction and guidance for a wide range of clinical skills, each one of which is presented in a unique, template format to help make learning easy.

Step-by-step guidance is given on a range of topics including abdominal examination, taking of maternal and neonatal vital signs, infection control, mother and baby hygiene, elimination and drug administration. Childbearing and intrapartum skills are also extensively covered as are neonatal assessment and nutrition, principles of phlebotomy and intravenous therapy, moving and handling, wound management and CPR.

Skills for Midwifery Practice is invaluable to midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team.

  • Presents over 150 essential midwifery procedures in an easy-to-read, quick reference format

  • ‘Learning Objectives’ and ‘end-of-chapter’ self-assessment exercises allow readers to monitor their progress

  • Refers to the latest evidence and research, including current national and international guidelines

  • Explains the underlying physiology associated with pregnancy and childbirth

  • Over 150 artworks help explain physiological processes and clinical procedures

  • ‘Roles and Responsibilities’ boxes define the nature and extent of current practice

  • Ideal for use as a basis for teaching and assessment
  • New format - now with colour - makes learning even easier!

  • Explores the use and significance of the Modified Early Obstetric Warning Scoring Chart

  • Discusses advances in equipment usage including the application of sequential compression devices, temporal artery thermometers, and pulse oximetry in the early detection of critical congenital heart disease

  • Contains advances in microbiology and infection control including the application and removal of gloves and the use of ANTT for each relevant procedure

  • Physiology updates include an expanded section on normal and abnormal breathing patterns, the structure of the stratum corneum at birth and the factors that affect its barrier function, and neonatal reflexes present at birth

  • Updated information regarding the use of the automated external defibrillator during maternal resuscitation, and the use of blended air and oxygen and pulse oximetry during neonatal resuscitation

  • Care of the traumatised perineum - including expanded discussion of modern suture materials

  • Recognition and management of complications associated with infusion therapy and epidural analgesia

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Churchill Livingstone
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 15 March 2016
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 4th
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 472 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702061875
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702061875
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 975 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.05 x 3.18 x 23.5 cm
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    This is such a help, love taking this to my clinical skills sessions and use it to make posters and revision guides for myself. simple language and explained throughout
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    This book is amazing for those about to study midwifery courses and also for new midwives. It very informative and explains it very well
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  • mk2000
    5.0 out of 5 stars The one to buy for a student midwife in your life.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2019
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    Brilliant book, all clinical skills under one roof. As a first year student midwife this would be one book I’d recommend anyone to buy. My lecturers all use it too. I’m working my way through it and it’s approachable language and clinical accuracy make it a very valuable resource. Thank you!