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The book's strengths are its scientific rigour, its readability and its immediate applicability to daily practice in maternity care. It draws together, in an accessible format, the enormous amount of information available in the medical literature and in the Cochrane library... It is highly recommended for medical and midwifery practitioners, both trainees and those more experienced. eMJA
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"This excellent book is an invaluable reference for anyone involved in pregnancy care."--Mothers and Children
"A gem. It is one of those books that an owner will have to replace every year because it will be so worn out from constant use...It is difficult to do justice in a review to the value of this superb little book. For obstetricians, midwives, family physicians, nurses, childbirth educators, and other health care professionals who give care to women; for health policy makers and planners; for students at all levels of training; for researchers; and for pregnant women, A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth is an essential resource....To say that this book should be `required reading' is not enough; it deserves `required ownership'!"--Birth
"There are few books that can be considered `essential' reading in obstetrics but this is certainly one of them."--Maternal and Child Health
"Too good to be true! This is the midwives bible." --MIDIRS
"Readable and clear....Would be helpful to anyone involved in the care of pregnant women. Students and residents would find it a helpful quick reference....Physicians in practice and other birth attendants may find it a useful guide to recent thinking on areas of controversy in pregnancy and childbirth care and possible for confirmation of areas of future research." --Family Medicine
"Excellent. Those who have not seen it should take the time to become familiar with this "bible" of maternity care....Useful update and refinement of the original work that revolutionized obstetrics textbooks."--Canadian Family Physician
"This second edition...is a must for all midwives and for anyone working with expectant parents. It provides quick, easy access to the conclusions of carefully assessed research."--Midwifery Digest