A new edition of a classic textbook fully updated to meet the needs of today's midwifery student. Now available for the first time in full color, the 15th edition of Mayes Midwifery has an enhanced artwork program and comes with an extensive website which provides 600 MCQs and wide selection of case studies and reflective activities; a downloadable image bank assists with essay and assignment preparation. - New edition of a classic textbook updated and designed for today's midwifery student! - Chapters authored by experts in their field, including midwifery academics and clinicians as well as allied professionals such as researchers, physiotherapists, neonatal nurse specialists, social scientists and legal experts - Evidence and research based throughout to help facilitate safe clinical practice - Learning outcomes and key points help readers structure their study and recap on what they have learned - Reflective activities encourage the application of theory to practice - Contains practice based tools and checklists - Presents and discusses the latest national and international guidelines - Associated website with over 600 MCQs, reflective activities to encourage the application of theory to practice, case studies and additional learning tools - Downloadable image bank to assist readers with essay preparation and other assignments - Suitable for use in normal community and midwife led arenas, high tech environments and more rural areas of clinical practice - Brand new design - incorporating helpful learning features - aids reader engagement and retention of facts - Updated artwork program helps clarify complex physiological processes and other challenging concepts

Completely updated throughout, Mayes' Midwifery, 13th Edition is still the most thorough midwifery textbook available Focusing on modern clinical realities with a clear emphasis on the normal, this popular text guides readers confidently from the first days of study to the first days of qualified practice.

This well-known and highly respected textboook has been rigorously revised and updated to reflect the changes in both midwifery education and practice.

"An indispensable textbook for students that covers the basic skills needed for midwifery practice. Ensures competency and understanding of these fundamental tasks. An essential midwifery textbook that covers the fundamental practical tasks required of the student. New chapters on neurological assessment, optimal fetal positioning, speculum use, membrane sweep and the management of homebirth and waterbirth. Additional material on neonatal resuscitation, obtaining eye and throat swabs and fetal heart ausculation. Updated section reviewing blood transfusion care. In depth coverage of the principles of infection control and hand hygiene." --Elsevier.

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 the healthy aspects of pregnancy. When deviation from the normal occur, the reader is led through a process that emphasises consultation, collaboration, and referral to the professionals who are most appropriately prepared to meet the women¹s needs. Current research is incorporated throughout to prepare the reader for maintaining standards of care by evidence-based practice. Current research incorporated throughout Emphasises consultation and collaboration when referring patients with specific needs deviating from the norm

In each situation of loss - be it through spontaneous abortion, therapeutic termination or stillbirth - the midwife is a key member of the health care team. In the midst of an emotional crisis, she or he needs not only to provide as much individualised support and comfort as possible but also to manage effectively the often highly confusing practicalities relating to issues such as registration, post-mortem examination requirements and funeral arrangements.