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The second edition of the popular Midwifery Essentials series continues to help readers understand and master a range of core issues safely and with confidence!

Written by leading midwifery academics, each book in the series provides a user-friendly source of information which has been fully updated thruoghout to reflect the latest evidence-base for current practice. Now with an improved design to make learning as easy as possible, each paperback in the series focuses on the importance of communication and comtemporary women-centred care and presents helpful ´scenarios´ to encourage debate and reflection.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Models of antenatal care: the options available

Chapter 3 The booking history

Chapter 4 Health in pregnancy

Chapter 5 Monitoring maternal physical wellbeing

Chapter 6 Monitoring women´s emotional wellbeing in the antenatal period

Chapter 7 Blood tests in pregnancy

Chapter 8 Antenatal screening for fetal abnormality

Chapter 9 Monitoring fetal wellbeing during routine antenatal care

Chapter 10 Antenatal care - preparing for the birth

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Hall, Jennifer
EdD RM ADM MSc (Reproduction & Health) PGDip(HE)

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