Home Birth

Buch | Softcover

2023
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-93501-2 (ISBN)

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As the rate of homebirth increases in the UK, this important new book offers a basic, practical guide for anyone involved in the planning, resourcing and facilitation of safe and respectful birth at home.

Blending both contemporary academic and clinical practice, this textbook covers the whole scope of home birth practice, from antenatal care, delivery and postnatal care, as well as management of emergencies at home and practical advice for managing transfer.

Facilitating a safe home birth requires a robust multidisciplinary team approach. Whatever your role in planning or attending a birth at home, and whether you are a student, practising midwife, paramedic or obstetrician, this resource will have something for you.

Covers the whole scope of home birth practice, for each member the multidisciplinary team
Written by leading experts from diverse backgrounds including midwives, paramedics, obstetricians and neonatal nurses from clinical practice, academia and education
Presents balanced and unbiased contemporary evidence supporting birth at home
Discusses effective care planning from developing a homebirth services, practical resources and skills, equipment planning and geographical considerations
Covers important topics within midwifery including the rise of 'freebirthing', multidisciplinary team working and the care of women with complex biopsychosocial needs or from underrepresented communities
Clearly identifies roles and responsibilities of the multidisciplinary team
Suitable for midwifery students embarking on a home birth placement

CHAPTER 1 HOMEBIRTH - THE EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 2 HOMEBIRTH IN UNDERGRADUATE, POSTGRADUATE, AND CLINICAL EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3 PLANNING FOR HOMEBIRTH
CHAPTER 4 HOME ALONE - CHOOSING FREEBIRTH
CHAPTER 5 FIRST STAGE OF LABOUR AT HOME
CHAPTER 6 SECOND AND THIRD STAGES OF LABOUR AT HOME
CHAPTER 7 CONSIDERATIONS FOR LABOUR AND BIRTH IN WATER AT HOME
CHAPTER 8 PHYSIOLOGICAL BREECH BIRTH AT HOME
CHAPTER 9 POSTNATAL CARE AT HOME
CHAPTER 10 NEONATAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOMEBIRTH
CHAPTER 11 MANAGING EMERGENCIES AT HOME
CHAPTER 12 PARAMEDIC TRANSFER AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKING WITH AMBULANCE SERVICES
CHAPTER 13 HOMEBIRTH IN THE PRESENCE OF COMPLEX NEEDS
CHAPTER 14 REFLECTIVE VIGNETTE
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.09.2023
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	220 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
ISBN-10	0-323-93501-X / 032393501X
ISBN-13	978-0-323-93501-2 / 9780323935012
Zustand	Neuware