{"product_id":"the-midwife-s-labour-and-birth-handbook-3rd-edition","title":"The Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook, 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for previous editions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“An excellent resource for both student midwives and qualified staff alike.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Alison James, Midwifery Lecturer, Plymouth University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA lovely book with a lot of practical advice and easy to navigate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. (Jayne Samples, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Huddersfield)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fully revised and updated third edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical and accessible guide to midwifery care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt addresses important questions such as:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy are women being pressured into caesarean section for breech presentation when the evidence is equivocal?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIf a baby needs assisted ventilation breaths at birth, why not bring the ambubag to the baby and leave the cord intact so the baby can benefit from the extra maternal oxygen supply?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy is skin-to-skin contact at birth so rarely offered to preterm babies when there is evidence of benefit?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis well-regarded text promotes normality and woman-centred care, using research, evidence-based guidelines and anecdotal accounts from women. It challenges practice and guidelines which are biased or based on poor evidence. Guidance is offered on how to deal with difficult, sometimes controversial, situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 3rd edition is an essential guide for both student midwives and experienced practising midwives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFull colour photographs including a kneeling breech birth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuturing diagrams to assist left-handed midwives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded chapters on slow progress in labour and malposition\/malpresentations, including a rare photograph of a face presentation birth.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Doctor David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736770015372,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7728\/4236\/files\/content_e011cf2b-616b-4738-a12d-1dd0958cf7d2.jpg?v=1762025635","url":"https:\/\/gynecologylibrary.com\/products\/the-midwife-s-labour-and-birth-handbook-3rd-edition","provider":"Gyneco Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}