{"product_id":"supporting-women-to-give-birth-mary-steen-9780415560306","title":"Supporting Women to Give Birth at Home: A Practical Guide for Midwives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupporting Women to Give Birth at Home\u003c\/em\u003e describes and discusses the main challenges and issues that midwives and maternity services encounter when preparing for and attending a home birth. To ensure that a home birth is a real option for women, midwives need to be able to believe in a woman's ability to give birth at home and to promote this birth option, providing evidence-based information about benefits and risks. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical guide will help midwives to have the necessary skills, resources and confidence to support homebirth. The book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe present birth choices a woman has\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe implications homebirth has upon midwifery practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow midwives can prepare and support women and their families\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe midwife's role and responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enational and local policies, guidelines and available resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epain management options\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a range of recent home birth case studies brought together in the final chapter, this accessible text provides a valuable insight into those considering homebirth. \u003cem\u003eSupporting Women to Give Birth at Home\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to students studying issues around normal birth and will be an important resource for clinically based midwives, in particular community based midwives, home birth midwifery teams, independent midwives, and all who are interested in homebirth as a genuine choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Steen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415560306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415560306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.80w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Steen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056080711935,"sku":"9780415560306","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18a5cee5-284f-435b-b05c-88bed6df62f5.jpg?v=1685039402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/supporting-women-to-give-birth-mary-steen-9780415560306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}