The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Midwifery eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. Any course of action a midwife might take or fail to take and any advice she may give to her client will have legal implications. Midwives at all levels will therefore find this new edition of Legal Aspects of Midwifery an essential guide to the legal framework within which they operate. The aim of this book is to provide information that a midwife can use with confidence, knowing that the law is there to protect her and her clients. Written in clear, accessible language, without legal jargon, the third edition of this popular text includes a new chapter on the laws relating to teenage pregnancy. It also covers many of the recommendations from NICE relevant to midwifery practice and considers their legal significance. All information and case law has been thoroughly revised and updated and takes into account sensitive areas that midwives may face in practice including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, infertility treatment and issues surrounding the treatment of human tissue. The book considers the midwife's legal position looking at issues such as patient confidentiality, treatment of minors and conscientious objection. The user-friendly style and layout of the writing ensures that legal issues can be easily understood without previous knowledge or study of the law. Legal Aspects of Midwifery Third Edition is an essential purchase for every midwifery student, tutor and practising midwife. - Examines numerous new acts including the Human Tissue Act 2004, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 - Includes the New Midwives Rules, standards for LSAs and guidance by NMC and the new Fitness to Practice rules - Includes the revised and renamed NMC Code of professional conduct

This text offers a comprehensive account of the law as it relates to midwifery, from employment law to litigation and compensation, and health and safety to disability discrimination.

The second edition of this successful text is an essential and accessible guide to legal aspects of midwifery for all midwife supervisors, midwives, and midwifery students. Midwives will find this book provides them with the knowledge and understanding they require to make sense of the legal principles that affect their day-to-day work and allay their anxieties, encouraging them to extend and develop their practice safely and with confidence. This new edition includes new and revised case studies throughout. It also contains new sections on NHS accountability, the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act, reproductive technologies and disciplinary pathways. · Relates legal issues to everyday midwifery practice · Written by an experienced midwife for midwives · Accessible, relevant and up-to-date

Legal and ethical competence is a cornerstone of professional midwifery practice and an essential part of midwifery training. Law and Ethics for Midwifery is a unique and practical resource for student midwives. Written by an experienced midwifery lecturer, this text draws on a wide variety of real life case studies and focuses particularly on the core areas of accountability, autonomy and advocacy. Opening with two chapters providing overviews respectively of ethical theories and legislation, the book is then arranged thematically. These chapters have a common structure which includes case studies, relevant legislation, reflective activities and a summary, and they run across areas of concern from negligence through safeguarding to record-keeping. Grounded in midwifery practice, the text enables student midwives to consider and prepare for ethical and legal dilemmas they may face as midwives in clinical practice.

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

Law for Nurses and Midwives is the most highly respected health law text for nursing and midwifery students studying law as part of their degree. Now in its 8th edition, this fundamental text outlines legal issues and responsibilities specific to both nursing and midwifery practice and features the legislation relevant to the provision of safe, quality healthcare in Australia. Authored by Patricia Staunton and Mary Chiarella, this fully revised edition includes updates to case law and the latest information on nursing and midwifery governance and the professional regulation of nurses and midwives. Revised Registration Standards and Standards for Practice established by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), effective 2016Learning Objectives that highlight what students will attain from each chapterThe law in context through Case Examples, Clinical Examples and Case StudiesReview Questions to consolidate learning Break down of legislation by state and territoryUpdated state and territory statutes"

The most-popular midwifery textbook in the world! The sixteenth edition of this seminal textbook, Myles Textbook for Midwives, has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today. - Well illustrated to assist visual learning - Boxes highlighting significant information to aid study - Introduction, Aims of the chapter and Conclusion for each chapter - References, Further Reading and Useful websites to promote further learning - Glossary of terms and acronyms provide simple definition of more complex terminologies Additional online resources - Over 500 multiple-choice questions enable students to test their knowledge - Unlabelled illustrations help reinforce learning - Full image bank of illustrations to make study more visual and assist with projects. - Full colour illustrations now used throughout the book, in response to student feedback - Contains many new chapters, some of which are authored by members of the multi-professional team - Up-to-date guidance on professional regulation, midwifery supervision, legal and ethical issues, risk management and clinical governance - Recognition that midwives increasingly care for women with complex health needs, in a multicultural society - Examination of the dilemmas involved in caring for women with a raised body mass index - Chapter on optimising care of the perineum for women with perineal trauma, including those who have experienced female genital mutilation - Guidance to support the trend for midwives to undertake the neonatal physical examination of the healthy term infant - Additional coverage of basic neonatal resuscitation

Skills for Midwifery Practice is the go-to book for all midwifery students who need to learn what to do in a range of situations, how to perform a skill, and why they need to do it in a certain way. Written by midwifery educators Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor, the book makes learning easy with background information, learning outcomes, helpful diagrams and lists to represent the skill flow. It explains the underlying physiology associated with pregnancy and childbirth, and clearly defines the nature and extent of current practice. This version is fully updated and referenced throughout to provide a detailed evidence base to support learning and further study. It is ideal for midwives in training, qualified midwives returning to practice, as well as other members of the obstetric healthcare team. - Clear and logical – easy to follow and understand for training midwives - Accurate, up-to-date evidence base that is relevant to contemporary midwifery practice - Each skill contextualized with background, indications and contraindications to support both clinical practice and study - Learning objectives and end-of-chapter self-assessment exercises allow readers to monitor their progress New to this edition - Latest guidelines and standards - New information on resuscitation and other emergencies - Now in full color throughout - Expanded chapter on the use of standard precautions in light of the global pandemic - Developed discussion of alternative feeding methods

New edition of a title in the popular Midwifery Essentials series originally published in conjunction with The Practising Midwife journal. The series covers core topics in midwifery education in an engaging and friendly format using a helpful 'jigsaw' approach which encourages readers to explore topics from a variety of perspectives e.g. effective communication, team working and health promotion. Helpful 'scenarios' throughout each volume encourage debate and reflection, core elements of midwifery education. - Fully updated to provide a useful, friendly source of information - Strong focus on contemporary women-centred care - Designed to stimulate debate and reflection upon current practice, local policies and procedures - Scenarios enable practitioners to understand the context of maternity care and explore their role in safe and effective service provision - Helpful 'jigsaw' approach enables readers to explore specific topics from a variety of perspectives e.g. consent, safety and health promotion - Explains the professional and legal issues surrounding clinical procedures - Chapters designed to be read as a 'standalone' or in succession - Emphasises the crucial role of effective communication - Makes reference to the latest national and international guidelines - Contains new scenarios to reflect recent changes in practice - Improved layout aids retention and learning - Fully updated throughout with the latest evidence base for clinical skills and procedures - Embraces the principles of 'Better Births'