Essential midwifery practice : leadership, expertise and collaborative working /
edited by Soo Downe, Sheena Byrom and Louise Simpson.
- Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Essential midwifery practice .
- Essential midwifery practice. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Leadership in midwifery is examined in theory and practice, with case studies on influencing maternity services and on a breastfeeding programme. Expertise is defined then explored in an intrapartum context, in education and in South American practice. Finally collaboration theories and models are explained, and case studies are presented in Chinese and UK collaboration, and in reducing Caesarean section rates.