Waterbirth: An Attitude to Care

By Dianne Garland

Waterbirth: An Attitude to Care has proven to be an excellent guide to using water in midwifery practice. This second edition has been completely updated and now includes a new chapter on midwifery education, reflecting the learning needs of midwives taking PREP. Other topics covered include midwives' accountability and responsibility, positive health aspects of using hydrotherapy, and fetal and newborn perspectives. Useful appendices provide additional information on hyperthermia, offer guidelines for protecting the mother's back, perspectives on waterbirths worldwide and more.

Dianne Garland is an experienced midwife who has drawn upon much of her personal experience and knowledge, reporting on birthing centres in the UK, the USA and Europe.Examines the use of hydrotherapy in hospital and at home in line with current evidence-based practiceExplores the practical issues of setting up a water birthing facility both at home and in a hospital environmentExplains issues of maternal and newborn physiology

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750652020
• ISBN13: 9780750652025
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Books for Midwives Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"