Sheila C. Hunt, Ann M. Martin

Pregnant Women, Violent Men

What Midwives Need to Know

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Includes case studies and scenarios that illustrate how to apply theory to clinical midwifery practice, taking into account society, exploring the causes of violence and focusing on violence in pregnancy and childbirth. This title is useful for midwife and health care professional involved in offering childbearing women care and support.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Books for Midwives / Elsevier Health Science
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2009-0-46271-8
• 2000
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 10mm x 138mm x 216mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9780750652032
• Artikelnr.: 26867101

Inhaltsangabe

Exploring domestic violence and setting the scene; The shape of society; From all walks of life; The underlying causes of violence; Domestic violence and childbirth; So what can be done? Nursing and midwifery interventions; Who else can help?; Summary and conclusions; Appendix: Useful addresses and contact numbers

Rezensionen

"A powerful and challenging new book for midwives. Wonderful books like this are bringing domestic violence out of the professional closet." Jane Salvage, Nursing Times, February 2002