Midwifery: Community-Based Care During the Childbearing Year

by Linda V. Walsh

Book Overview

This new comprehensive text recognises the roleof the midwife or clinician practisng using a midwifery model of care as a primary provider for healthy pregnant women. The woman is the central figure in the assessment of her own health needs and the determination of the care processes that will best meet those needs. Stresses throughout, the role of the midwife is to advocate for the woman while creating a climate of care the recognises and values...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721647162
• ISBN13: 9780721647166
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 3.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"