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Midwifery Essentials: Postnatal E-Book, 1st Edition

Midwifery Essentials: Postnatal E-Book
Authors :
Helen Baston & Jennifer Hall
Date of Publication: 09/2009
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'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the ...view more

'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred postnatal care for mothers and their babies.

  • The postnatal examination of the woman, and the baby check
  • Care of the baby in the immediate postnatal period
  • The features of the normal neonate
  • The newborn clinical examination
  • Hospital postnatal care and caesarean section
  • The role of the community midwife and emotional wellbeing
  • Postnatal fertility control
  • Issues involved in supporting the woman to feed her baby.
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'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred postnatal care for mothers and their babies.

  • The postnatal examination of the woman, and the baby check
  • Care of the baby in the immediate postnatal period
  • The features of the normal neonate
  • The newborn clinical examination
  • Hospital postnatal care and caesarean section
  • The role of the community midwife and emotional wellbeing
  • Postnatal fertility control
  • Issues involved in supporting the woman to feed her baby.

Key Features
    • The postnatal examination of the woman, and the baby check
    • Care of the baby in the immediate postnatal period
    • The features of the normal neonate
    • The newborn clinical examination
    • Hospital postnatal care and caesarean section
    • The role of the community midwife and emotional wellbeing
    • Postnatal fertility control
    • Issues involved in supporting the woman to feed her baby.


Author Information
By Helen Baston, BA(Hons), MMedSci, PhD, PGDipEd, ADM, RN, RM, Consultant Midwife Public Health, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Researcher / Lecturer, University of Sheffield; Honorary Lecturer Sheffield Hallam University, UK. and Jennifer Hall, EdD MSc RN RM ADM PGDip(HE) SFHEA FRCM, Independent Midwifery Educator and Researcher, Bristol, UK