Midwifery Essentials: Basics Volume 1
Midwifery Essentials: Basics Volume 1 by Helen Baston is a comprehensive resource published by Elsevier in 2017. This second edition spans 258 pages and is presented in English, offering an engaging and informative approach to core topics in midwifery education. The book employs a ‘jigsaw’ method that encourages exploration of subjects such as effective communication and health promotion, making it a valuable addition to the Midwifery Essentials series originally developed alongside The Practising Midwife journal.
Readers will find a strong emphasis on contemporary women-centred care, with scenarios designed to stimulate debate and reflection on current practices and policies. The text addresses professional and legal issues related to clinical procedures and includes updated scenarios that reflect recent changes in maternity care. Each chapter can be read independently or in sequence, enhancing the learning experience while ensuring that practitioners are equipped with the latest evidence-based information for safe and effective service provision.
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New edition of a title in the popular Midwifery Essentials series originally published in conjunction with The Practising Midwife journal. The series covers core topics in midwifery education in an engaging and friendly format using a helpful ‘jigsaw’ approach which encourages readers to explore topics from a variety of perspectives e.g. effective communication, team working and health promotion. Helpful ‘scenarios’ throughout each volume encourage debate and reflection, core elements of midwifery education.
- Fully updated to provide a useful, friendly source of information
- Strong focus on contemporary women-centred care
- Designed to stimulate debate and reflection upon current practice, local policies and procedures
- Scenarios enable practitioners to understand the context of maternity care and explore their role in safe and effective service provision
- Helpful ‘jigsaw’ approach enables readers to explore specific topics from a variety of perspectives e.g. consent, safety and health promotion
- Explains the professional and legal issues surrounding clinical procedures
- Chapters designed to be read as a ‘standalone’ or in succession
- Emphasises the crucial role of effective communication
- Makes reference to the latest national and international guidelines
- Contains new scenarios to reflect recent changes in practice
- Improved layout aids retention and learning
- Fully updated throughout with the latest evidence base for clinical skills and procedures
- Embraces the principles of ‘Better Births’
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