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Midwifery Skills at a Glance
Contributor(s): Lindsay, Patricia (Author)
ISBN: 1119233917     ISBN-13: 9781119233916
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $51.43  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health
- Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth
Dewey: 618.2
LCCN: 2017025965
Series: At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.3" W x 10.7" (1.25 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Being an effective midwife requires a range of knowledge and skills, all of which are essential to provide competent and safe care to childbearing women and their infants. Midwifery Skills at a Glance offers an invaluable, straightforward guide for students and practitioners - offering readable, easily digestible information, supported with illustrations throughout to enhance application to practice.

Clear and concise throughout, Midwifery Skills at a Glance covers a wide range of skills - exploring issues such as infection control, personal hygiene care, and safeguarding; assessment, examination and screening skills; how to care for the woman and neonate with complex needs; drug administration and pain relief.

  • A comprehensive, highly visual guide to the skills essential for safe, effective, and compassionate midwifery practice
  • Written by experts in their field
  • Briefly describes each skill and provides clear illustrations -- making it an ideal companion in clinical practice
  • Offers instruction on the safe use of a wide range of essential skills required to deliver safe, evidence-based maternity care
  • Includes service user viewpoints and key points to help consolidate learning and reflect on the experience of receiving care

Written with the student midwife in mind, Midwifery Skills at a Glance is equally invaluable for all others providing care, including Maternity Support Workers, mentors, registered midwives and medical students.