Midwifery Books

New and Published Books

1. Routledge Handbook of Sexuality, Health and Rights

   Edited by Peter Aggleton, Richard Parker

   The last two decades have witnessed an explosion of research on sexuality as the social sciences have worked to find new ways of understanding a rapidly changing world. Growing concern for issues such as population, women's and men's reproductive health, and the HIV and AIDS pandemic, has since...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. Supporting Women to Give Birth at Home

   A Practical Guide for Midwives

   Edited by Mary Steen

   Supporting Women to Give Birth at Home describes and discusses the main challenges and issues that midwives and maternity services encounter when preparing for and attending a home birth. To ensure that a home birth is a real option for women, midwives need to be able to believe in a woman’s...

   Published November 16th 2011 by Routledge
3. Health, Illness and Culture

   Broken Narratives

   Edited by Lars-Christer Hydén, Jens Brockmeier

   Series: Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare

   This collection of essays examines the interrelations between illness, disability, health, society, and culture. The contributors examine how "narratives" have emerged and been utilized within these areas to help those who have experienced d injury, disability, dementia, pain, grief, or...

   Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
4. Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth

   Phenomenological Approaches

   Edited by Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes, Soo Downe

   Qualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then...

   Published June 6th 2011 by Routledge
5. Sustainability, Midwifery and Birth

   Edited by Lorna Davies, Rea Daellenbach, Mary Kensington

   Environmental awareness and sustainability are vitally important concepts in the twenty first century and, as a low environmental impact healthcare profession, midwifery has the potential to stand as a model of excellence. This innovative volume promotes a sustainable approach to midwifery...

   Published October 7th 2010 by Routledge
6. Examination of the Newborn

   A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition

   By Helen Baston, Heather Durward

   Newborn babies are examined within the first 6 to 72 hours after their birth to rule out major congenital abnormalities and reassure the parents that their baby is healthy. This practical text is a step-by-step guide for all practitioners who undertake this clinical examination. It is...

   Published June 17th 2010 by Routledge
7. Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Glenys Boxwell

   Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing is a comprehensive, evidence-based text for nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies. Written by and for nurses, it concentrates on the common problems occurring within the neonatal intensive care unit....

   Published April 29th 2010 by Routledge
8. Care of the Newborn by Ten Teachers

   Edited by Hilary Lumsden, Debbie Holmes

   Caring for the well newborn is an essential element of everyday midwifery practice. Providing a comprehensive guide to the problems associated with newborn babies, Care of the Newborn by Ten Teachers is a key textbook for trainee midwives. The ten teachers involved in writing this book...

   Published January 28th 2010 by CRC Press
9. Alcohol and Drug Misuse

   A Handbook for Students and Health Professionals

   By G. Hussein Rassool

   Written by an experienced author and lecturer, this five part text presents an introduction to drug and alcohol misuse and provides: the context of alcohol and drug misuse, and the nature and theories of addiction, including a historical overview and policy initiatives in contemporary...

   Published September 25th 2008 by Routledge
10. Reconstructing Motherhood and Disability in the Age of Perfect Babies

    By Gail Landsman

    Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives...

    Published August 19th 2008 by Routledge