Becoming a Midwife by Rosemary Mander (English) Paperback Book

Description: Becoming a Midwife by Rosemary Mander, Valerie Fleming What is it like to help and support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth and into motherhood? This new edition explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the challenges. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What is the reality of being a midwife in the twenty-first century? What is it like to help and support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth and into motherhood? What roles can midwives play in society?This new edition of the popular text, Becoming a Midwife, explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the challenges. The fully updated chapters cover a variety of settings and several different stages in a womans pregnancy, including stories from midwives working in hospitals and in the community, as managers, supervisors and educators, and as men, women, mothers and birth activists. All chapters are narrated by contributors who introduce their own theme, recount a vignette that throws light on their understandings of midwifery and reasons for becoming (or not becoming) a midwife and any subsequent career moves. Backed up by commentaries and drawing together these insights, the editors show what it means to be a midwife today.Suitable for those contemplating a career in midwifery and providing an opportunity for reflection for more experienced midwives, this thought-provoking book is an invaluable contribution to midwifery. Notes 2nd edition, updating the popular text revealing what it is really like to be a midwife, for applicants to midwifery courses or those planning a career change late in life. Author Biography Rosemary Mander is Emeritus Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, UK.Valerie Fleming is Professor of Midwifery at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Table of Contents Introduction: Choosing Midwifery and Being a Midwife Rosemary Mander & Valerie Fleming Part 1: The Scope of Midwifery 1. Studying Midwifery Kirsty Darroch & Valerie Fleming 2. Midwifery Care in the Community During the Womans Pregnancy Yvonne Fontein 3. Midwifery Care with the Woman in Labour in an Institution Miranda Page 4. Midwifery Care of the Mother and Baby at Home Allison Ewing Part 2: The Midwife and the Wider Environment 5. Midwives and Perinatal Mental Health Eleanor Forrest 6. The Supervisor of Midwives and the Manager Jean Duerden 7. The Academic Midwife Rosemary Mander 8. The Midwife as a Researcher Ans Luyben 9. The Global Midwife Valerie Fleming 10. The Independent and Non-NHS Midwife Nessa Mchugh 11. A Male Midwifes Perspective Denis Walsh 12. Do Women Care if Their Midwife has had Children? Carrie Macintosh 13. The Midwife Who is an Author Penny Curtis 14. On Not Becoming a Midwife: The Role of the Birth Activist Nadine Edwards 15. The Ex-Midwife Elaine Haycock-Stuart 16. Conclusion Valerie Fleming & Rosemary Mander Details ISBN0415660106 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0415660106 ISBN-13 9780415660105 Media Book Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2014-05-08 Edition 2nd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415464383 Edited by Valerie Fleming DEWEY 618.20231 Short Title BECOMING A MIDWIFE REV/E 2/E Language English Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white Affiliation University of Edinburgh, UK Pages 192 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2014-05-08 AU Release Date 2014-05-08 NZ Release Date 2014-05-08 Author Valerie Fleming Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9780415660099 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:79107529;

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