| Description |
xvii, 1017 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The midwife in context -- pt. 2. Childbirth in context -- pt. 3. Public health, health promotion and childbirth -- pt. 4. The anatomy and physiology of fertility, conception and pregnancy -- pt. 5. Pregnancy -- pt. 6. Labour and birth -- pt. 7. The newborn baby -- pt. 8. The postnatal and neonatal period -- pt. 9. Problems and disorders of pregnancy, childbearing and birth and their management -- pt. 10. The future |
| Notes |
Previous ed. published as: Mayes' midwifery : a textbook for midwives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Labor (Obstetrics)
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Midwifery.
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Newborn infants.
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Pregnancy.
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| Author |
Macdonald, Sue (Midwife consultant), editor
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Magill-Cuerden, Julia, editor
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Warwick, Cathy, writer of added text
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| ISBN |
9780702031052 (paperback) |
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