More than 2.7 million newborns die each year, accounting for 44% of children dying before the age of five years worldwide. Complications of preterm birth are the leading cause of death among newborns.1 Kangaroo mother care can include early and continuous skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, early discharge from the health-care facility and supportive care.2 The clinical efficacy and h…
Postpartum depression is not a moral failure, an ethical dilemma, or a symp- tom of weakness. It is a medical condition that often begins long before the baby is delivered. It is a neuropsychiatric illness that affects every cell in a woman’s brain and body, some more obviously than others. But women who develop it rarely see it as a true medical illness no less real or serious than po…
Teaching innovation can be used to promote the 6Cs in one of the most purportedly stigmatising areas of maternity care: obesity. As rates of maternal obesity continue to rise, getting this area of care right becomes more urgent. Although a great deal has been published about the unsatisfactory and stigmatising impact that staff attitudes can have on those with obesity, there is relatively …
Public health is emerging as one of the most important drivers in midwifery, and yet there are few textbooks that address the midwife’s role in public health. This book summarises the important developments in public health over recent years and will relate the recommendations to midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. It highlights issues around health inequalities …
This book distils key ingredients needed to help emotionally troubled children and young people. Growth, change, well-being and a Good Life spring from having our feelings understood, from experiencing rewarding human relationships and being held in the minds and hearts of others. The stories in this volume make the case for the curative potential of growth- inducing human relationships.…
In this new fourth edition of the Atlas of Anatomy, we are proud to offer what we believe is our best effort at presenting a clear and accurate story of human anatomy. A significant part of this effort is the addition of our newest co-author, Dr. Jamie C. Wikenheiser from the University of Cali- fornia, Irvine. Jamie’s love of anatomy, attention to detail, and proud background in tea…
It is an exciting time to be in the veterinary profession! There are limitless opportunities to be part of a profession that continues to expand its fi eld of knowledge. One of the fi elds that is ever expanding is the discipline of phar- macology. One reason for the increased interest in veterinary pharmacology is the expansion of drug choices available for animal use. New categories o…