Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care

"This book addresses your needs as a practising midwife or service provider, discussing developments in the field and giving clear and practical advice on ways to overcome barriers and provide the best possible care." An invaluable resource whether you are working in the hospital or the community, it discusses clinical postnatal care within the context of public health, the changing needs of women who have given birth, transition to parenthood, empowering parents, maternal morbidity and postnatal care, the healthy newborn, engaging vulnerable women and families and changes in maternity service policy priorities.

Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care summarises the important developments in postnatal care in relation to recent policy and guidance and relates the recommendations to midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. With contributions from experts in the field, this practical text provides a resource for postnatal service provision in both hospital and community, offering a framework to assist midwives understand the background to care.

With a focus on a woman and family centred philosophy, and community engagement models of care, this text explores issues including clinical care within the postnatal period, transition into parenthood, empowering parents, morbidity and postnatal care, the healthy newborn, and engaging vulnerable women and families.

Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care forms part of a series of books that succinctly address the needs of practising midwives on a number of contemporary issues.