| Uniform title | Becoming a midwife in the 21st century. |
| Contents |
Effective communication -- Effective documentation -- Confidentiality -- The aims of antenatal care -- Programmes of care during childbirth -- Inter-professional working: seamless working within maternity care -- Intrapartum care -- Effective emergency care -- Initial assessment and examination of the newborn baby -- Effective postnatal care -- Medication and the midwife -- The midwife and public health -- Regulating the midwifery profession -- The impact of cultural issues on the practice of midwifery -- Legislation and the midwife -- Clinical decision-making -- Health, safety and environmental issues -- Evidence-based practice -- Statutory supervision of midwives -- Clinical governance- a framework for improving quality in maternity care. |
| General note | Preceded by Becoming a midwife in the 21st century / edited by Ian Peate, Cathy Hamilton. c2008. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013026501 |
| ISBN | 9781118410936 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
