Midwifery Continuity of Care

A Practical Guide

Caroline Homer, Pat Brodie, Jane Sandall, Nicky Leap

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9780729587129
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives and The Royal College of MidwivesMidwifery Continuity of Care is a robust 'how to' guide to establishing midwifery continuity of care. Written by a team of international experts in their field, this book highlights lessons learned to help develop new ways of planning, implementing, evaluating and sustaining midwifery continuity of care for the benefit of women, babies and communities.- Summarises the evidence for midwifery continuity of care to support policy makers, commissioners of maternity services and health service executives with their implementation of midwifery continuity of care- Practical real world examples, stories and experiences to bring to life the diversity of ways that midwifery continuity of care can be implemented- Highlights a range of issues for managers and leaders to be aware of, including organisational, industrial and safety and quality issues- Explores how building alliances can enable midwifery continuity of care to flourish, addressing scaling up and sustainability Evolve Student and Faculty Resources: - eBook on VitalSource- An inspirational video interview with author, Jane Sandall

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Inside Front Cover
• Midwifery Continuity of Care
• Copyright Page
• Table Of Contents
• Foreword
• About the Editors
• Editors
• Contributors
• Reviewers
• From The Royal College of Midwives
• Prologue—Why Midwifery Continuity of Care Matters, for All Women in All Situations
• Introduction
• 1 Is Midwifery Continuity of Care Better for Women and Babies? What Is the Evidence?
• 2 Introducing Midwifery Continuity of Care in Mainstream Maternity Services: The Foundations for Success
• 3 Ways of Providing Midwifery Continuity of Care
• 4 How Can Managers Make Midwifery Continuity of Care Work?
• 5 Building Collaborative Relationships to Support Midwifery Continuity of Care
• 6 Ensuring Safety and Quality
• 7 Is Midwifery Continuity of Care Cost Effective?
• 8 How to Monitor and Evaluate Midwifery Continuity of Care
• 9 Skilled, Motivated and Engaged
• 10 Midwifery Continuity of Care for Specific Groups
• 11 Midwifery Continuity of Care
• 12 Midwifery Continuity of Care and Carer
• Epilogue: Why Midwifery Continuity of Care Matters to Women
• Glossary
• Index