Public health, midwifery and government policy / Heather Finlay -- Health promotion : a core role of the midwife / Vicky Manning -- Factors affecting health promotion : what makes women different? / Heather Finlay -- Health promotion models and approaches in midwifery / Jan Bowden -- Evaluation in health promotion / Jan Bowden -- Health, healthy lifestyles and behaviour change / Jan Bowden -- Information giving in health promotion / Vicky Manning and Mary Malone -- Partnership working and midwifery / Eddie West-Burnham -- Breast, bottles and health promotion / Louise Armstrong -- The role of complementary and alternative medicine in health promotion / Penny Charles -- Mental health promotion in midwifery practice / Ian P.S. Noonan -- Sexual health promotion in midwifery practice / Sarah Kipps -- Healthy eating in pregnancy / Sheila O'Connor -- Pelvic floor health during the childbearing years / Teresa Arias, Janette O'Toole, and Emily Nellist -- Violence against women and girls / Elsa Montgomery and Hannah Rayment-Jones -- Smoking, pregnancy and the midwife / Fabiana Lorencatto and James M. Harris.
Summary:
This text explores the role of the midwife as a health educator, focusing on the relevant models, the factors which influence health and topics including midwifery ethics, communication, counseling, the media, and assertiveness. Health Promotion in Midwifery explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery. It clearly outlines and discusses the midwife's role in health promotion, linking theory and practice. The third edition of this evidence-based text covers essential topics such as breastfeeding, smoking, mental health, behaviour change and sexual health promotion and includes new chapters on healthy eating in pregnancy, pelvic floor health during the childbearing years and violence against women. All the chapters are updated and some are completely rewritten to reflect recent changes and developments in midwifery practice. Text boxes make the text accessible and user-friendly, and case studies and summaries put the material in practical context. Additional readings encourage readers to further research and reflection on their own practice. This textbook is essential reading for midwives and health visitors in education and practice.
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