Health Promotion in Midwifery

By DunkleyJacqueline DunkleyJacqueline Dunkley-Bent RGN RM ADM PGCEA MSc, et al.

This practical and exciting new text pushes forward the boundaries of the health promotion role of the midwife today. It offers practical advice while integrating health promotion theory into midwifery practice. The reader is encouraged to explore current health advice and to appraise critically the available information on health promotion and especially the midwifes role in this area.Guides the reader through the very frontline of an area of practice becoming ever more important in a midwifes workTremendously practical and readable can be applied straight back into real, everyday working life

Looks in detail at Exercise during pregnancy offering useful advice for midwives and exploring safety parameters
Alcohol, and whether there is a safe measure, challenging present health advicePre-conception care and whether an improved service is part of the midwifes role
Smoking showing how cessation during pregnancy can be built upon for long-term health gain

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702024244
• ISBN13: 9780702024245
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.5"