Selected Topics in Midwifery Care

Ana Polona Mivšek

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781789855333
• eBook ISBN: 9781839620331
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Midwifery across the globe faces different issues. In some countries the autonomy of the profession is a tradition, while in some societies midwives struggle to practice autonomously the basic competencies. In one part of the world the medicalisation of childbirth is the main issue, preventing the natural processes of pregnancy and childbirth to flow at their own pace, while in other parts of the world midwives struggle with lack of resources to provide safe midwifery care. The authors of this book practice midwifery in different cultures and within different social contexts. They have to deal with different obstacles and seek solutions to diverse problems. With their contributions, they offer an insight into their thinking, their dilemmas, and the problems of midwifery practices in their countries. However, despite different backgrounds, they all have in common a uniform goal - a wish to offer women optimal midwifery care and to improve midwifery services.

Table of contents

• Selected Topics in Midwifery Care
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Basic Antenatal Care Approach to Antenatal Care Service Provision
• Chapter 2 Psychosocial Antenatal Care: A Midwifery Context
• Chapter 3 Pregnancy Weight Gain: The Short Term and the Long Term
• Chapter 4 Mistreatment of Women in Health Facilities by Midwives during Childbirth in Ghana: Prevalence and Associated Factors
• Chapter 5 Improving Maternal Health: The Safe Childbirth Checklist as a Tool for Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
• Chapter 6 Forensic Midwifery