This text presents primary care information for the nurse-midwifery scope of practice, including management of primary care problems in essentially healthy women, and the management/coordination of primary care for pregnant women with significant, established medical conditions. The text covers prevention, including lifestyle changes and immunizations; screening; management of common health problems appropriate to nurse-midwifery practice; and the presentation and management of common health problems in pregnancy.
This book provides primary care physicians and their medical teams with the detailed information they need to offer a full range of women’s health procedures to their patients.
This text presents a compilation of current practices that includes evidence-based, traditional, and empiric care from a wide variety of sources.
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Position statement: Midwives are primary care providers and leaders of maternity care homes. ... Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses and National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health. (2014).
Preceded by: Midwifery and women's health nurse practitioner certification review guide / Beth M. Kelsey and Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos. Third edition. [2015].
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The midwife's role is examined in the community and family-health context in this handbook on effective maternal and newborn care for midwives and other healthcare providers.