Midwifery Continuity of Care: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Homer PhD RM, Caroline; Brodie, Pat; Sandall, Jane; Leap, Nicky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0729542955 ISBN 13: 9780729542951

Publisher: Elsevier, 2019

Synopsis

Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives and The Royal College of Midwives

Midwifery Continuity of Care is a robust 'how to' guide to establishing midwifery continuity of care. Written by a team of international experts in their field, this book highlights lessons learned to help develop new ways of planning, implementing, evaluating and sustaining midwifery continuity of care for the benefit of women, babies and communities.

• Summarises the evidence for midwifery continuity of care to support policy makers, commissioners of maternity services and health service executives with their implementation of midwifery continuity of care
• Practical real world examples, stories and experiences to bring to life the diversity of ways that midwifery continuity of care can be implemented
• Highlights a range of issues for managers and leaders to be aware of, including organisational, industrial and safety and quality issues
• Explores how building alliances can enable midwifery continuity of care to flourish, addressing scaling up and sustainability

Evolve Student and Faculty Resources:

• eBook on VitalSource
• An inspirational video interview with author, Jane Sandall

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Review

A robust 'how to' guide to establishing midwifery continuity of care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0729542955
• ISBN 13: 9780729542951
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 277