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Has some very useful chapters in relation to Health Promotion and activities/topics linked such as weight managment

This book is part of a series of textbooks for student midwives. They are easy to read and link theory with practice. Excellent resource.

This book introduces student midwives to the wider society in which we live. It discusses the often complex world of the pregnant woman and encourages an understanding of the individual and the society in which they live. The book allows students to consider a range of societal issues from violence to the rising obesity. In doing so, it brings real women's issues to life and allows the student midwife to consider needs in context with society. An interesting read - I will be recommending this book to my students.

5 copies of this book are+ on the shelves of Sheffield Hallam Library.This is a very useful and accessible text especially for the year 2 student midwife when learning about complex health and psychosocial factors relating to the mother and her family. Each chapter is related directly to the NMC Standards for Pre-registration midwifery education, and is complemented by a series of activities with the potential to challenge the reader to reflect on their experiences from practice. Thus promoting strong theory practice links to support evidence base practice.

This book considers wider elements of midwifery practice giving readers opportunity to apply contents to individual clients. Various models of care are used to place issues in context of care delivery. A positive for the book is that at the outset of each chapter application to the current NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education is detailed.

A well written text that will provide the student with a sound knowledge base on which to build her/his career in midwifery.

This book is well written, easy to read and very informative. It discusses the sensitive yet pertinent issues within midwifery practice today. The chapters on communication challenges and perinatal mental health are useful. The activities in all chapters are thought provoking and very useful for the students to engage in.