Cited: Anderson‚ Rondi E. and Anderson‚ David A. “The Cost Effectiveness of Home Birth.” Journal of nurse-Midwifery 44.1 (1999): 1-21. Print. The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our bodies‚ ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. New York: Touchstone‚ a Division of Simon and Schuster‚ Inc.‚ 2008. 177-79. Print. Buckley‚ Sarah J. “The Hidden Risks of Epidurals.”
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of nutrition for infants and so is an important topic in the context of health promotion (Dearling‚ 1999). Health promotion is not an extended role of the midwife but a core competency. In its Code of Professional Conduct (2008)‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) outlines the role of the midwife to include supporting people in caring for themselves to improve and maintain their health. Midwives must work with others to protect and promote the health and well-being of those in their care (NMC
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trained and licensed in both nursing and midwifery‚ whereas a Certified Midwife is an individual trained and certified in midwifery only. Secondly‚ what study path should students follow if they would like to become Midwife? The requirement for admission to the Midwifery Education Program for CNM is quite different to CM. In her article Different direction‚ opportunities‚ Susan Trossman describes the difference‚ the requirement for Admission to Midwifery Education Program between CM and CNM: a CM
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Midwife Attended Birth Outcomes and Experiences in the Home vs. Hospital Setting Sonni Collins California State University East Bay Introduction The Midwifery Model of care is defined in part by the old English etymology of the word‚ which means “with woman.” The role of the midwife is to provide the individual space for the woman laboring with as little un-natural inference as possible. (Hunter‚ 2002) The preferred and most common birth attended by midwives is at home birth
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differences in the type of midwifes. A Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an individual trained and licensed in both nursing and midwifery. Nurse-midwives possess at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and are certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives. A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is an individual trained in midwifery who meets practice standards of the North American Registry of Midwives. A Direct-Entry Midwife (DEM) is an independent
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INDEPENDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER (INP) Introduction: A independent Nurse Practitioner (INP) is a registered nurse who has completed specific advanced nursing education (generally a master’s degree or doctoral degree‚ B.sc. or GNM) and training in the diagnosis and management of common as well as complex medical conditions. Nurse Practitioners provide a broad range of health care services. & independent nurse practitioners function independently without physician involvement. Definition : INDEPENDENT
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Claire Phillips Band 6 Midwife NMC Pin: 12G2067E Reflection I hereby declare that this work is solely written by myself and has never been submitted to any other learning establishment Description Whilst working on the maternity ward as a band 6 qualified midwife‚ I was allocated to look after a patient who was 36 weeks gestation and had had a preterm rupture of membranes (PROM). This patient was given oral Erythromycin when she wasn’t prescribed it. This incident was reported
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Medical Journal‚ Volume March‚ pp. 749-752. Raynor‚ M. e. a.‚ 2012. Midwifery Practice: Critical Illness‚ Complications and Emergencies Casebook. 1st ed. Berkshire: Open University Press‚ McGraw-Hill. Sellers‚ P. M.‚ 1993. Midwifery Volume 1. 1st ed. Lansdowne: Juta & Co‚ Ltd.. Tiran‚ D. &. A.‚ 2008. Baillière’s Midwives’ Dictionary. 11th ed. London: Baillière Tindall Elsevier Ltd.. Varney‚ H. e. a.‚ 2004. Varney’s Midwifery. 4th ed. Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers‚ Inc.. Wilkinson
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References: Bacon‚ L. 2010. Involving supervisors of midwives in student education. British Journal of Midwifery 18 (5): 308-314. Baskett‚ T. 2004. Essential Management of Obstetric Emergencies. 4th ed. Bristol: Clinical Press Ltd. Bick‚ D. 2010. Communication Communication Communication. Midwifery 26: 377-378. Cluett‚ E.R. 2005. Using the Evidence to Inform Decisions. In: Decision Making in Midwifery Practice‚ edited by Raynor‚ M.D.‚ J.E. Marshall. and A. Sullivan. Edinburgh: Elsevier. Davies‚ S. and
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I have always had a strong passion for midwifery. I am a volunteer for the NHS in the Labour ward at the General Oldham Hospital. Having gained this rewarding experience for over 18 months‚ I am thoroughly aware that midwives take on a vital task‚ in helping women from the beginning of a pregnancy to after birth and beyond. A content midwife guides a mother all the way through a healthy pregnancy‚ keeping vigilant to any complications which may arise. I observed working at the maternity unit‚ there
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