3rd Edition

Postnatal and Neonatal Midwifery Skills

By Alison Edwards Copyright 2026
54 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

54 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This pocket-sized book, presented in an easy-to-follow alphabetical format, is designed as a tool for students and professionals to carry in any setting, providing a quick reference guide to supporting women and babies during the postnatal/neonatal period. This latest edition of Postnatal and Neonatal Midwifery Skills has been updated to reflect the most up-to-date guidance around the... Read more

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY                                                     

BEREAVEMENT – DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF A BABY

BLOOD VALUES                                                                                                                                                                       

CALCULATING FEED REQUIREMENTS                                     

CHANGING STOOLS                                                                         

CONTRACEPTION                                                                             

CORD CARE                                                                                        

DEVELOPMENTAL CARE                                                               

DISCHARGE                                              

DRUGS FOR NEONATES                                                                                                                                                

EMERGENCIES                                                                                                                            

FLUID BALANCE                                                                               

HAND EXPRESSION                                                                          

HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN THE NEWBORN

INFANT FEEDING

Breastfeeding                                                                                                                                            

Formula feeding                                                                                                                        

MEOWS – MODIFIED OBSTETRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM                                                                                                

NEONATAL EXAMINATION

NEWBORN AND INFANT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (NIPE)

NEONATAL JAUNDICE / HYPERBILIRUBINAEMIA                

NEONATAL SCREENING                                                                                                         

POST BIRTH CARE                                                                                             

POSTNATAL EXAMINATION                                                         

POSTNATAL COMPLICATIONS                                                    

SKIN TO SKIN                                                                                     

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)

SUPPORT GROUPS

THERMOREGULATION OF THE NEWBORN                            

TRANSIENT TACHYPNOEA OF THE NEWBORN

REFERENCES

Biography

Alison Edwards is a Visiting Lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University, UK.