Midwifery Best Practice

This is Volume 5 in the Midwifery: Best Practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery: pregnancy, labour / birth, postnatal and stories / reflection - and also includes a number of 'focus on…' sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 5 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the 'focus on…' sections covering: 'the birthing environment', 'women, midwives and risk', 'holistic health' and 'working/international stories'.

• A practical reference source containing a wide range of articles, research and original material in an easily accessible format
• Volume 5 offers a more interactive learning experience by inviting midwives to create their own questions before reading the articles, and then returning to these afterwards for reflective thought
• Diverse opinions on selected topics provide a comprehensive resource for debate and discussion
• Unique approach includes ideas on how to turn reading into professional development activities
• Includes 60 articles from The Practising Midwife (2004-5);4 research articles from Midwifery (2004-5); 3 articles from The Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health (2003-5); and 5 original articles commissioned for this book.