Main description:

'Postnatal' is the fourth title in the Midwifery Essentials series and  explores contemporary postnatal care for women and their families, exploring the role of the midwife as a member of the multi-professional team. This book thoroughly prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred postnatal care for mothers and their babies.

• The postnatal examination of the woman, and the baby check
• Care of the baby in the immediate postnatal period
• The features of the normal neonate
• The newborn clinical examination
• Hospital postnatal care and caesarean section
• The role of the community midwife and emotional wellbeing
• Postnatal fertility control
• Issues involved in supporting the woman to feed her baby.

Contents:

Postnatal Volume:

1. Introduction

2. Postnatal care: principles and practice

3. Care of the baby at birth

4. Examination of the newborn

5. Hospital postnatal care

6. Post-operative care following a caesarean birth

7. Postnatal care in the community

8. Emotional wellbeing following birth

9. Fertility control advice after birth

10. Supporting the mother to feed her baby