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Originally published in 1980, the setting of this book is in the practicalities of teaching on labour wards, in antenatal clinics and in child health clinics. In such settings, health education about childbirth and parenthood is often an explicit, and always implicit, task for the health…
Paperback – 2019-07-15
Routledge
Routledge Revivals
The Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) is a screening assessment completed on all babies between six and seventy-two hours of age. The examination is an opportunity for practitioners to identify babies who may be at risk or have been born with a congenital abnormality. This concise guide…
Hardback – 2019-05-01
Routledge
Part of the skill of nursing and healthcare involves being able to decipher and understand the meanings of results and abbreviations. Fully updated, this second edition is a handy survival guide which will supply you with up-to-date information and help you understand this language, so that you can…
Paperback – 2019-04-30
Routledge
Nursing and Health Survival Guides
Motherhood, Spirituality and Culture explores spiritual skills that may assist women in changes, challenges and transformations undergone through the transition to motherhood. This study comprises rich, qualitative data gathered from interviews with 11 mothers. Results are analysed by constructing…
Hardback – 2019-03-14
Routledge
Routledge Research in Nursing and Midwifery
First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.…
Paperback – 2019-02-04
Taylor & Francis
A Health Care for Women International Publication
Originally published in 1982 Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Tudor and Stuart England traces the development of obstetrics and gynaecology over the past two centuries. Between the 16th and 18th century midwifery passed from a female mystery, employing traditional medicines and superstitions, to a…
Hardback – 2018-12-17
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: History of Medicine
Originally published 1995 The Making of Man-Midwifery looks at how the eighteenth century witnessed a revolution in childbirth practices. By the last quarter of the century increasing numbers of babies were being delivered by men – a dramatic shift from the women-only ritual that had been standard…
Hardback – 2018-12-17
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: History of Medicine
The volumes in this set, originally published between 1926 and 1995, draw together research by leading academics in the area of medicine and history, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volume examines the advancement of medicine throughout history from medicine in…
Hardback – 2018-12-17
Routledge
Routledge Library Editions: History of Medicine
Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) has become big business internationally, in particular with regards to a range of women’s health issues. With this context in mind, Women's Health and Complementary and Integrative Medicine constitutes a valuable and timely resource for those looking to…
Hardback – 2018-07-26
Routledge
Routledge Studies in Public Health
Over the last ten years, pregnancy has not only become more complicated for many women, but the traditional provision of general intensive care units has been reduced. To bridge this gap, critical care units, usually staffed by midwives, have been set up in many maternity units. This textbook is an…
Paperback – 2018-06-28
Routledge
The first book to present the history, ideas, life and works of Chinese midwives and birth attendants, this volume seeks to encapsulate and explain the changing ideas about the practice of midwifery in China. Using participant observations and interviews, it examines each phase of the development…
Hardback – 2018-06-27
Routledge
Routledge Contemporary China Series
Sadly, women often feel they have no alternative but to give up breastfeeding, having been prescribed or purchased medication. In many cases, however, this is unnecessary. This book outlines the evidence base for the use of medication during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and Medication presents a…
Paperback – 2018-05-11
Routledge