Mayes' midwifery / edited by Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. The midwife in context -- Global midwifery-an international perspective -- An introduction to midwifery history in the United Kingdom -- The regulation of midwives -- Clinical governance and the midwife -- Learning, being, and developing as a midwife -- Being a student midwife -- Evidence-based practice and research for practice -- Leadership and management in midwifery -- An introduction to ethics for midwifery practice -- Law and the midwife -- Pharmacology and the midwife -- Part 2. Childbirth in context -- Sociocultural and spiritual context of childbearing -- Psychological context of childbirth -- Sex, gender, sexuality, and childbearing -- National health service policy and midwifery -- Maternity service provision -- Legal frameworks for the care of the child -- Part 3. Public health, health promotion and childbirth -- Epidemiology -- Infection prevention and control in maternity care -- Nutrition for a healthy pregnancy -- Complementary therapies and natural remedies in pregnancy and birth -- Public health, health promotion, and education -- Preconception care -- Education for parenthood -- Physical preparation of childbirth and beyond -- Vulnerable women and families -- Part 4. The anatomy and physiology of fertility, conception and pregnancy -- Anatomy of male and female reproduction -- Female reproductive physiology-cyclical changes in the ovaries, uterus, and mammary gland, across the infertile cycle -- Genetics and genomics -- Fertility and its control -- Infertility and assisted conception -- From fertilisation to feto-placental development -- The fetal skull -- Part 5. Pregnancy -- Maternal cardiovascular, respiratory, haemodynamic, uterine, and gastrointestinal-mammary adaptations to fertile cycle -- Antenatal care -- Antenatal investigations -- The choice and personalization agenda: place of birth and care -- Part 6. Labour and birth -- Neuroendocrinology of parenting: from nocturnal uterine activation to suckling-lactation and emotional connectivity between parents and infant -- Care in the first stage of labour -- Care in the second stage of labour -- Supporting choices in reducing pain and fear during labour -- Care in the third stage of labour -- The pelvic floor -- Part 7. Postnatal care and the care of the newborn baby -- Women and family-centered postnatal care -- Physiology, assessment, and acre of the newborn -- Thermoregulation -- Infant feeding and relationship building -- Part 8. Women and babies with complex needs -- The preterm baby and the small baby -- Respiratory and cardiac disorders in the neonate -- Neonatal jaundice -- Neonatal infection -- Congenital anomalies and endocrine disorders -- Pregnancy loss and baby deaths -- Nausea and vomiting -- Bleeding in pregnancy -- Hypertensive and medical disorders in pregnancy -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Abnormalities and anomalies of the genital tract -- Multiple pregnancy and birth: implications for midwives, women, and their families -- Preterm labour and birth -- Induction of labour and post-term pregnancy -- Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord -- Rhythmic variations of labour -- Malpositions and malpresentations -- Obstructed labour and uterine rupture -- Obstetric interventions -- Shoulder dystocia -- Complications related to the third stage of labour -- Maternal morbidity following childbirth -- Mental health and well being in pregnancy and childbirth -- Pregnancy loss and the death of a baby: grief and bereavement care -- Midwifery-practicing in a complex world.

"Mayes' Midwifery is a core text for students in the UK, known and loved for its in-depth approach and its close alignment with curricula and practice in this country. The sixteenth edition has been fully updated by leading midwifery educators Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson, and input from several new expert contributors ensures this book remains at the cutting edge. The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women's health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice. Packed full of case studies, reflective activities and images, and accompanied by an ancillary website with 600 multiple choice questions and downloadable images, Mayes' Midwifery makes learning easy for nursing students entering the profession as well as midwives returning to practice and qualified midwives working in different settings in the UK and overseas"-- Publisher's description.