Advancing Skills in Midwifery Practice

by Marshall, Jayne E., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780702030062
• ISBN10: 0702030066
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Summary

"Skills for Advanced Midwifery Practice" will help fill the skills gap that has emerged as midwives take over tasks formerly performed by junior doctors. Building on the strengths of "Skills for Midwifery Practice," and following the same popular structure, it coverd more-advanced skills, and will be an essential guide to all midwives in their daily practice. The book will also be invaluable to students nearing the end of their pre-registration programmes as an aid to the expanding role of the midwife in clinical practice, as well as in developing particular skills, such as intravenous cannulation. Each chapter will follow the same structure: Practice" Underpinning anatomy and physiology related to the skill in childbearing Rationale: including indications and contraindications of when the skill should be undertaken Procedure: how the skill is performed, evaluated and documented Professional responsibilities References and further reading

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The midwife's professional responsibilities in developing competence in new skills	p. 7
Complementary therapies in midwifery: a focus on moxibustion for breech presentation	p. 19
Ultrasonography in midwifery practice	p. 29
Reducing unnecessary caesarean section by external cephalic version	p. 47
Peripheral intravenous cannulation	p. 57
Midwives undertaking ventouse births	p. 67
Forceps-assisted birth	p. 77
Facilitating vaginal breech birth at term	p. 89
Perineal management and repair	p. 103
Haemodynamic assessment and monitoring in maternity care	p. 121
Physiological examination of the neonate	p. 135
Infant massage	p. 147
Postnatal physiological examination of the mother	p. 161
Working in new ways to advance midwifery skills in practice	p. 173
Index	p. 181
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