Fundamentals of Midwifery

Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students makes
the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating,
ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife!

This resource brings together knowledge from a collection of
clinical experts and experienced academics to support your learning
and prepare you for the challenges faced in contemporary midwifery
healthcare. It presents you with the 'must-have'
information that you need concerning both the theoretical and
practical aspects of what it means to be a midwife. With extensive
full colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and
scenarios, this user-friendly textbook will support you throughout
your entire education programme. Fundamentals of Midwifery
is essential reading for all pre-registration student midwives, as
well as newly qualified midwives.

KEY FEATURES:

• Broad and comprehensive in scope, with chapters on: team
  working; antenatal care, intrapartum and postnatal care; infant
  feeding; public health and health promotion; perinatal mental
  health; complementary therapies; pharmacology and medicines
  management; and emergencies.

• Interactive and student-friendly in approach, with
  activities throughout.

• Brings together professional and clinical topics in one
  user-friendly book.

• Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for
  pre-registration midwifery education.

• Supported by an online resource centre featuring
  interactive multiple-choice questions, additional scenarios and
  activities, and links to further reading.

Auteur

ABOUT THE EDITOR Louise Lewis is a Lecturer in Midwifery in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Hull.

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Fundamentals of Midwifery A Textbook for Students Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating, ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife! This resource brings together knowledge from a collection of clinical experts and experienced academics to support your learning and prepare you for the challenges faced in contemporary midwifery healthcare. It presents you with the 'must-have' information that you need concerning both the theoretical and practical aspects of what it means to be a midwife. With extensive full colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and scenarios, this user-friendly textbook will support you throughout your entire education programme. Fundamentals of Midwifery is essential reading for all pre-registration student midwives, as well as newly qualified midwives. KEY FEATURES:

• Broad and comprehensive in scope, with chapters on: team working; antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care; infant feeding; public health and health promotion; perinatal mental health; complementary therapies; pharmacology and medicines management; and emergencies.
• Interactive and student-friendly in approach, with activities throughout.
• Brings together professional and clinical topics in one user-friendly book.
• Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education.
• Supported by an online resource centre featuring interactive multiple-choice questions, additional scenarios and activities, and links to further reading.

Résumé
Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students makes the subject of midwifery accessible, informative and motivating, ensuring that it is an essential text for the aspiring midwife!

This resource brings together knowledge from a collection of clinical experts and experienced academics to support your learning and prepare you for the challenges faced in contemporary midwifery healthcare. It presents you with the 'must-have' information that you need concerning both the theoretical and practical aspects of what it means to be a midwife. With extensive full colour illustrations throughout, as well as activities and scenarios, this user-friendly textbook will support you throughout your entire education programme. Fundamentals of Midwifery is essential reading for all pre-registration student midwives, as well as newly qualified midwives.

KEY FEATURES:

• Broad and comprehensive in scope, with chapters on: team working; antenatal care, intrapartum and postnatal care; infant feeding; public health and health promotion; perinatal mental health; complementary therapies; pharmacology and medicines management; and emergencies.

• Interactive and student-friendly in approach, with activities throughout.

• Brings together professional and clinical topics in one user-friendly book.

• Ties in with the latest NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education.

• Supported by an online resource centre featuring interactive multiple-choice questions, additional scenarios and activities, and links to further reading.

Contenu

About the series xii

Contributors xiii

Foreword xv

Preface xvi

Acknowledgements xvii

How to use your textbook xviii

About the companion website xxii

**Chapter 1 To be a midwife 1
**Nicky Clark and Carol Paeglis

Introduction 1

The professional status and regulation of midwifery 2

The NMC 2

European Union 3

The International Confederation of Midwives 6

Key midwifery concepts 6

Interpersonal skills and attributes 7

Professional expectations 9

Life as a student midwife 9

The programme 10

The statutory supervision of midwives 12

Raising and escalating concerns 13

Quality assurance 13

Student support 14

Health screening 14

Criminal record 15

Life as a midwife 16

Career routes 16

Conclusion 16

End of chapter activities 17

Glossary of terms 19

References 20

**Chapter 2 Team working 22
**Mary Beadle and Sue Townend

Introduction 22

Woman-centred care 23

Effective team working 23

What is a team? 24

Leadership 25

Management 25

Communication 28

Collaboration 29

Power dynamics 31

Regulation 32

Escalating concerns 33

Team player 34

Conclusion 35

End of chapter activities 36

Glossary of terms 38

References 38

**Chapter 3 Sociology applied to maternity care 42
**Mary Beadle and Sarah Wise

Introduction 42

Overview of sociological perspectives 42

Definition of society 43

Domestic abuse 46

Poverty 47

Gender and sexuality 49

Ethnicity and race 51

Disability 52

Health and wellbeing 53

Conclusion 56

End of chapter activities 56

Glossary of terms 58

References 58

**Chapter 4 Psychology applied to maternity care 61
**Julie Jomeen and Lynda Bateman

Introduction 61

Defining psychology 62

Theories of psychology 62

Psychology and public health in maternity care 64

Health beliefs and behaviours 65

Social cognition models 66

Emotions across the childbearing experience 68

Birth 70

Postnatal considerations 71

Women and midwives: relationships and communication 74

Initiating, building and maintaining relationships 76

Bonding and attachment 78

Conclusion 82

End of chapter activities 82

Glossary of terms 84

References 84

**Chapter 5 Parenthood 90
**Olanma Ogbuehi and Jacqui Powell

Introduction 90

Parenthood 91

Genetic, biological and social parents 95

Conception across the lifespan 102

Disability and parenting 109

Parenting styles and expert advice 110

Conclusion 112

End of chapter activities 113

Glossary of terms 114

References 115

**Chapter 6 Antenatal midwifery care 120
**Julie Flint and Carol Lambert

Introduction 120

National policy on care provision in the United Kingdom 121

Individualised care of a woman 123

Being pregnant 124

Booking for care 125

Fetal health screening and monitoring 126

Inherited factors and disorde…