Mayes' Midwifery

by Mary Mayes, Sue Macdonald, Chris Henderson, et al.

Book Overview

This is the new and completely updated edition of a cornerstone midwifery textbook. Thoroughly overhauled to focus on modern clinical realities and with a clear emphasis on the normal, the textbook builds on its reputation for depth of information and breadth of scope, taking the midwifery student with confidence through the first days of study to the first days of qualified practice. New illustrations are added for this edition, to bring it fully up-to-date.Content focuses on the importance of the midwife and the components of her preparation, support, and role.Comprehensive content offers students complete and clear coverage of midwifery.In-depth information is accessible and directly useful to midwifery students.A team of leading contributors offers expertise and insights on a wide range of subjects.Structure of sections and order of chapters considerably clearer and more orderedGreater emphasis on the normal, with emergency/ complication considerations brought into each relevant chapter/section, rather than being separate chapters. Similarly issues of psychology, key points of care, etc will be woven into each chapter rather than treated awkwardly in stand-alone chapters.Learning outcomes listed at start of each chapterReflective exercises interspersed within the textKey points summary at the end of each chapterConsiderably more reference to, and integration of evidence where available, to weave this throughout the text as a more obvious emphasis, and to mirror midwifery teaching today.All old-fashioned illustrations replaced by new onesTwo colour throughout

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702026166
• ISBN13: 9780702026164
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
• Length: 1296 Pages
• Weight: 6.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

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Mayes Midwifery

This is an excellent textbook for those studying to be midwives. It is well set out with easy to read information about all aspects of midwifery. Although written for English midwives the knowledge it shares is relevant to midwives from around the world (buyer studied midwifery in New Zealand). This is also much cheaper than buying from a university book store.

good basic reading

this is an excellent book for the basics involved in midwifery. it is relevant to midwives, nurses, all medical staff really and is set at an understandable level. i have used this book for alot of references to both patient questions and own personal interests. i would highly recommend it to any students as a long term textbook.