Essential midwifery practice public health (Blackwell Pub., 2007)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The midwifery public health agenda : setting the scene / Debbie Garrod, Sheena Byrom -- Health and inequality : what can midwives do? / Eileen Stringer -- Smoking in pregnancy : a growing public health problem / Grace Edwards, David King -- Teenage pregnancy : everyone's business / Vanessa Hollings, Claire Jackson, Clare McCann -- Sexual health : a potential time bomb / Julie Kelly, Grace Edwards -- Substance abuse : what is the problem? / Lyn McIver -- Domestic abuse in pregnancy : a public health issue / Sally Price -- Maternal mental health : working in partnership / Samuel Dearman, Kathryn Gutteridge, Whaquas Waheed -- Supporting breastfeeding : midwives facilitating a community model / Sue Henry, Fiona Dykes, Sheena Byrom, Michelle Atkin, Elaine Jackson -- Normal birth and birth centre care : a public health catalyst for maternal and societal well-being / Soo Downe, Denis Walsh
Essential Midwifery Practice: Public Health highlights how public health underpins every midwife's practice by using examples and case histories. It addresses a wide range of public health issues pertinent to every midwife, including: smoking in pregnancy, breastfeeding, sexual health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, perinatal mental health and vulnerable groups, poverty and social exclusion