The New Midwifery

Plot

Being a midwife today requires not only good clinical skills but also a broad understanding of the social and emotional adaptation to birth that a woman experiences. A midwife must be clinically skilled and able to bring woman-centered practice to life. This book explores all the issues that a midwife may encounter in applying her practical knowledge with sensitivity towards every individual woman's care, before, during, and after birth. Building on the changes that have occurred in midwifery in the past decade, THE NEW MIDWIFERY describes approaches to practice based on experience and supported by theory and biological sciences. This text is designed to help midwives build sensitive and supportive relationships, develop openness to individual needs, and be able to use science as a basis for practice.Develops midwives practice through a deeper balance of sensitivity and scienceDetailed exploration of the impact of parenthood and the role a midwife can play in parents successful transitionsUsesexamples from actual practiceProvides discussions of important theoretical areas such as genetics and attachmentClear and practical pointers for practice are provided at the end of each chapter