Effective Postnatal Care
Aim To explain the midwife’s role in caring for the woman and baby from birth onwards. Learning outcomes By the end of this chapter this chapter you will be able…
Health, Safety and Environmental Issues
Aim The aim of this chapter is to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the midwife’s role in maintaining health and safety in the working environment. Learning outcomes By the…
Initial Assessment and Examination of the Newborn Baby
Aim This chapter aims to provide midwifery students with the foundation of knowledge required, first, to complete the initial health assessment and examination of the newborn baby and second, to…
Clinical Governance: A Framework for improving Quality in Maternity Care
Aim This chapter provides an introduction to the systems and processes of clinical governance and their application to maternity care. Learning outcomes By the end of this chapter you will…
Effective Communication
Aim This chapter aims to relate and understand how the development of communication from infancy can influence and inform our skills as adults in order to enhance your work-based experience…
Intrapartum Care
Aim To introduce the student midwife to the principles of supporting a woman during the intrapartum period with a focus on the promotion of a normal birth. Learning outcomes By…
Regulating the Midwifery Profession
Aim The midwife is a registered practitioner and is accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This chapter looks at the structure and function of the NMC. It also…
Decision Making
Aim The aim of this chapter is to introduce you to the extremely complex concept of decision making, and to help you develop and/or improve your skills in this area…
Effective Emergency Care
Aim This chapter aims to provide readers with evidence-based knowledge to strengthen the skills required in emergency situations. Learning outcomes It is expected that at the end of this chapter…
Programmes of Care During Childbirth
Aim The aim of this chapter is to explain the different choices that women have in the types of midwifery care they can access and places where they can give…
