| Phys. Description |
1 online resource (799 pages) |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front cover; Myles Textbook for Midwives; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Evolve page; Contributors; Foreword; Reference; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The midwife in context; 1 The midwife in contemporary midwifery practice; Chapter contents; The chapter aims to:; Internationalization/globalization; Definition and scope of the midwife; The ICM Global Midwifery Education Standards; The ERASMUS programme; The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); The emotional context of midwifery; What is 'emotion work'?; Sources of emotion work in midwifery practice; Midwife-woman relationships. |
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Intelligent kindnessCollegial relationships; The organization of maternity care; Managing emotions in midwifery; Affective neutrality; Affective awareness; Challenges; Developing emotional awareness; The social context of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood; Disadvantaged groups; Women from disadvantaged groups; Young mothers; Why teenage pregnancy matters; Women with disability; Women living in poverty; Women from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities; Women seeking refuge/asylum; Women from travelling families; Women who are lesbian. |
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Midwives meeting the needs of women from disadvantaged groupsMeeting information needs; Advocacy; Working in partnership; Research; Evidence; The stated rationale for evidence-based practice (EBP); The randomized controlled trial (RCT); Discussion; References; Further reading; Useful websites; 2 Professional issues concerning the midwife and midwifery practice; Chapter contents; The chapter aims to:; Statutory midwifery regulation; Self-regulation; Historical context; Statutory Instruments (SI); The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001: SI 2002 No: 253; The nursing and midwifery council. |
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Functions of the NMCMembership; Committees; The Audit Committee; The Midwifery Committee; The Remuneration Committee; Practice Committees; The Investigating Committee; The Conduct and Competence Committee; The Health Committee; Decisions made by the Practice Committees; Consensual panel determination; Voluntary removal from the Register; Restoration to the Register following a striking off order; Responsibility and accountability; Legal issues and the midwife; Legislation; The Human Rights Act 1998; Legal frameworks: rules and standards; Midwives Rules and Standards. |
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Rule 5: Scope of practiceRule 6: Records; The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives; The Post Registration Education and Practice (PREP) Standards; Standards for Medicines Management; Litigation; Consent; Negligence; Vicarious liability; Ethical issues and the midwife; Ethical frameworks and theories; Level one: Judgements; Level two: Rules; Level three: Principles; Level four: Ethical theories; Utilitarianism; Deontology; The statutory supervision of midwives; Historical context; Supervision of midwives in the 21st century. |
| Summary |
The most-popular midwifery textbook in the world! The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today. Well illustrated to assist visual learning Boxes highlighting significant information to aid study Introduction, Aims of the chapter and Conclusion for each chapter References, Further Reading and Useful websites to promote. |
| Subject |
Midwifery.
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Obstetric Nursing.
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| Alt Author |
Marshall, Jayne E., editor.
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Raynor, Maureen D., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780702057458 |
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0702057452 |
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9780702051456 |
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0702051454 |
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