| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Midwifery care in the community during the woman's pregnancy / Yvonne Fontein -- Midwifery care while the woman is in labour in an institution / Miranda Page -- Midwifery care of the mother and baby at home / Alison Ewing -- Midwives and perinatal mental health / Eleanor Forrest -- The midwife manager / Georgina Sosa -- The midwife who is in education / Elma Paxton -- The supervisor of midwives / Jean Duerden -- The academic midwife / Rosemary Mander -- The midwife as a researcher / Ans Luyben -- The midwife historian / Lindsay Reid -- The global midwife / Valerie Fleming -- The independent midwife / Nessa McHugh -- A male midwife's perspective / Denis Walsh -- The midwife who is not a mother / Rosemary Mander -- The midwife who is an author / Penny Curtis -- The ex-midwife / Elaine Haycock-Stuart |
| Summary |
@Text:What is the reality of being a midwife at the beginning of 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?. 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 chapters cover a variety of settings and several different stages in a woman's pregnancy. Each one is narrated by a midwife who introduces their own theme, recounts a vignette that throws light on their |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Midwifery.
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Vocational guidance.
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Midwifery
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Career Choice
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midwives.
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vocational guidance.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Pregnancy & Childbirth.
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Vocational guidance.
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Midwifery.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mander, Rosemary.
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Fleming, Valerie.
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| ISBN |
9780203871416 |
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0203871413 |
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9780415464376 |
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0415464374 |
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