Main description:

The midwife is seen as instrumental in the delivery of safe maternity care to the women in South Africa. Yet, to remain competent, midwives should have resources to update and evaluate their skills. This guide has been written from a southern African perspective and with this market in mind. There is a widely shared belief that maternal and neonatal outcomes would improve when highly specialised staff utilise advanced technology. The reality is that many conditions can be prevented or treated without sophisticated and expensive technology. What is required is essential care during pregnancy, labour, birth and the neonatal period, rendered by a person with midwifery skills. This text is a concise clinical manual to help the midwife maintain and improve those skills.

Contents:

Section 1: Ante-Natal; Section 2: Second & Third Stages; Section 3: Post-Natal.