ISBN-10:
0702076422
ISBN-13:
9780702076428
Pub. Date:
08/14/2020
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN-10:
0702076422
ISBN-13:
9780702076428
Pub. Date:
08/14/2020
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences

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Overview

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. The book comes with Elsevier EVOLVE ancillaries – an online learning package which consists of 500 self-assessment questions and answers and a fully downloadable image bank.

  • Designed to enable midwifery practitioners to provide safe and competent care, which is tailored to the patient’s individual needs
  • Extensively illustrated to assist visual learning with additional ‘pull out’ textboxes to highlight key information
  • Streamlined chapters with similar themes and approach help consolidate learning
  • Reflects all modern midwifery curricula by presenting a strong emphasis on evidenced-based practice and the use of technology
  • Over 500 on-line multiple-choice questions to enable readers to test their knowledge
  • Offers a full image bank of downloadable illustrations to assist with personal projects and/or further learning
  • References, Further Reading and Useful Websites promote further learning
  • Glossary of Terms and Acronyms provide simple definitions of more complex terminologies
  • Full colour illustrations now used throughout the book, in response to student feedback
  • Contains many new chapters, some of which are authored by members of the multi-professional team
  • Up-to-date guidance on professional regulation, midwifery supervision, legal and ethical issues, risk management and clinical governance
  • Recognition that midwives increasingly care for women with complex health needs, in a multicultural society
  • Examination of the dilemmas involved in caring for women with a raised body mass index
  • Chapter on optimising care of the perineum for women with perineal trauma, including those who have experienced female genital mutilation
  • Guidance to support the trend for midwives to undertake the neonatal physical examination of the healthy term infant 
  • Additional coverage of basic neonatal resuscitation

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780702076428
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date: 08/14/2020
Edition description: 17th ed.
Pages: 1032
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 THE MIDWIFE IN CONTEXT

SECTION 2 HUMAN ANATOMY AND REPRODUCTION

SECTION 3 PREGNANCY

SECTION 4 LABOUR

SECTION 5 PUERPERIUM

SECTION 6 THE NEONATE

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This book remains highly regarded as the seminal text for student midwives and practising midwives alike throughout the world!

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