Sheena Byrom
Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care
- ISBN 13:
- 9781405170918
- author:
- Sheena Byrom
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- WB
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 282
- Dimensions:
- 6.70 (w) x 9.60 (h) x 0.70 (d)
- Genre:
- Nursing, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Social Services & Welfare, Health-Related Professions, Clinical Medicine
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Postnatal Care provides a comprehensive guide to midwifery practice in postnatal care, relating recent policy and guidance to practical application. Written by experts in the field, this text offers a framework for understanding the background to care, with a focus on woman- and family-centered philosophy and community engagement models. The book explores key issues such as clinical care within the postnatal period, transition into parenthood, empowering parents, morbidity, and postnatal care of the healthy newborn. It also addresses engaging vulnerable women and families, providing a resource for both hospital and community midwives. With up-to-date information on recent policy, including NICE guidelines, this text is an invaluable resource for practising midwives seeking to understand the latest developments in postnatal care.