Skills for Midwifery Practice

By Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor

Book Overview

Building on the strengths of the first edition, this book offers a comprehensive look at the range of clinical skills needed to be a competent and confident midwife. Underpinned with relevant physiology and evidence, 'Skills for Midwifery Practice Second Edition' offers a step-by-step guide to professionally caring for pregnant women, newly delivered mothers and their babies. This edition offers substantial revisions and brand new material that ensure the information is relevant to current midwifery practice. Written by highly experienced midwives and midwifery educators, the content reflects their wealth of knowledge and practical experience.Tells you everything you need to know about: Abdominal examinationAssessment of maternal and neonatal vital signsInfection controlHygiene needsElimination managementDrug administrationIntrapartum and other related childbearing skillsAssessment of the babyInfant nutritionPhlebotomy and intravenous therapyMoving and handlingPerioperative skillsWound managementRestricted mobility managementCardiopulmonary resuscitationNew to this edition:
- New chapters on neurological assessment, optimal fetal positioning, speculum use, membrane sweep and the management of homebirth and waterbirth
- Additional material on neonatal resuscitation, obtaining eye and throat swabs and fetal heart ausculation
- Updated section reviewing blood transfusion care
- In depth coverage of the principles of infection control and hand hygiene

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443101280
• ISBN13: 9780443101281
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.7"