The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook (eBook)

Vicky Chapman is a registered nurse and midwife.?As a midwife Vicky has worked in a variety of hospital settings and as a caseload midwife. She has a particular interest in normal birth, as well as an interest the politics of childbirth and their impact on women's birth experiences. Vicky has recently returned to midwifery practice in Surrey, having had a break in order to be at home with her four children, the last three of which were born at home, including twins. Cathy Charles is a midwife and ventouse practitioner, practising in acute and community settings in Wiltshire and Somerset. She has lectured and written on the subject of practising as a midwife ventouse practitioner in a stand-alone birthing centre. Like Vicky, Cathy has an interest in waterbirth and home births. She also gained experience in investigating adverse events as a clinical audit/risk management co-ordinator and has been a supervisor of midwives. She teaches aquanatal classes.

Preface

Contributors

1 Labour and normal birth - Cathy Charles

2 Vaginal examinations and artificial rupture of the membranes - Vicky Chapman

3 Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour - Bryony Read

4 Perineal trauma and suturing - Vicky Chapman

5 Examination of the newborn baby at birth - Caroline Rutter

6 Home birth - Janet Gwillim and Cathy Charles

7 Water for labour and birth - Cathy Charles

8 Malpositions and malpresentations in labour - Vicky Chapman

9 Slow progress in labour - Vicky Chapman

10 Assisted birth: ventouse and forceps - Cathy Charles

11 Caesarean section - Cathy Charles

12 Vaginal birth after caesarean section - Vicky Chapman

13 Preterm birth - Charlise Adams

14 Breech birth - Lesley Shuttler

15 Twins and higher-order births - Jo Coggins

16 Haemorrhage - Sheila Miskelly

17 Emergencies in labour and birth - Sheila Miskelly

18 Neonatal and maternal resuscitation - Nick Castle

19 Induction of labour - Mary-Lou Elliott

20 Pre-eclampsia - Annette Briley

21 Stillbirth and neonatal death - Barbara Kavanagh and Cathy Charles

22 Risk management, litigation and complaints - Cathy Charles

23 Intrapartum blood tests - Vicky Chapman and Julie Davis

24 Medicines and the midwife - Vicky Chapman

Index

"With this latest edition, the authors have supplied a
guide to contemporary midwifery practice that will be useful to
both new and experienced midwives, and indeed to anyone involved
with the care of mother and baby in the labour and birth setting.
Highly recommended." (Nursing Times, 5 August
2014)

"This is a useful book, written at a level that students
can clearly follow and easily understand."
(Doody's, 7 March 2014)

"It is not an exhaustive textbook of midwifery practice,
but, rather, a very helpful handbook that the student will find
invaluable for review and the experienced, seasoned midwife can use
to maintain currency with evidence-based practice."
(Birth, 3 September 2013)

"The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook appears in its
third updated edition to provide a fine survey fully revised and
updated for the latest midwifery practices. From professional
questions in birthing options and recommendations based on
anticipated issues to breech births, skin-to-skin contact at birth,
and guidelines based on poor evidence and how to overcome them,
this is a solid reference that includes new color photos, suturing
diagrams to assist left-handed midwives, and expanded chapters on
malposition and slow labor. At each step of the birth, midwifery
requirements and recommendations are covered in depth, making for a
fine reference loaded with bibliographical references and best
practices based on the latest research." (Midwest
Book Reviews, 1 July 2013)