Effective group practice in midwifery
Subtitle: working with women
By: edited by Lesley Page ; part title illustrations by Heather Spears.
Contributors: Page, Lesley.
Publisher: Blackwell Science
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; Cambridge, Mass., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Team midwifery.; Midwives -- Practice.; Maternal health services -- Administration.; Patient satisfaction.; Team midwifery -- Great Britain.; Midwives -- Practice -- Great Britain.; Maternal health services -- Great Britain -- Administration.
Description: Group practice in midwifery enables continuity of care in pregnancy and childbirth and maximizes the use of midwives' specialist skills. Women of childbearing age and their partners have encouraged this move, voicing a need for continuity, choice and control. The government's Expert Maternity Report not only recognizes the value of continuity of care but formally advocates its use. This book, edited by a respected and pioneering midwife, provides midwives and managers with the practical information required to shape organizations to meet this need. Whilst encouraging midwives to work in partnership with women and their families, it provides essential information on the importance of evaluating the success of group practice, emphasizing the need to respond to change. Effective Group Practice in Midwifery provides an invaluable guide to the very latest developments which are currently occurring in midwifery.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and index.