Varney's Midwifery (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Midwifery is as old as the history of Homo sapiens..." (more)
Key Phrases: reproductive health care, antepartal care, safe motherhood, United States, New York, Primary Care of Women (more...)

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Product Description

This classic in the field is the authoritative work on the growing profession of midwifery. The third edition represents more of a rewrite than revision, with over 50% new material. All aspects of the text have been updated to reflect the most current research, information and resources available. A few of the most noticeable changes to the new edition are the integration of all birth settings into the text, the use of the more encompassing word midwife, and the new chapters by contributing authors that reflect the expanded scope of midwifery practice since the last edition. This book is an essential textbook and reference for all those involved in the care of women and the childbearing family.

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Winner of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award 2003 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 918 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 3rd edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867207485
• ISBN-13: 978-0867207484
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,212,704 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must reference for every practicing midwife., June 12, 1999

By A Customer

I have read the other posted reviews of this textbook and feel obliged to respond to those who negatively critiqued its application to out-of-hospital birth. Midwifery IS midwifery. The principles put forth in this third edition set the gold standard for safe and competent care of mothers and neonates ... regardless of the setting ... and also provide the parameters for well-woman care. It would behoove every midwife to become as knowledgeable as possible about full-scope midwifery practice and Varney's Midwifery provides an ideal resource.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep Your Second Edition and Your Money!, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

A great disappointment after a long wait. The midwifery community, eagerly anticipating the release of this third edition, and expecting promised text changes and updates on practice, received a political travesty instead of a midwifery textbook. Historical information pertaining to the midwifery movement in the United States is not only inaccurate, but intentionally deceiving. Sadly, this book endeavors to further divide midwives from differing educational backgrounds in the U. S., where great efforts are being made to unite the profession. As for core educational and reference content, the book does not provide enough updated information to justify its purchase if one already owns the second edition. For one small example, even though the text touches on information pertaining to out-of-hospital birth, it does not give adequate information in these areas. It is apparent that the author is occupied with political rather than educational agendas. Don't let the name change deceive you ... this is most certainly "nurse-midwifery" from the author's perspective. An extreme disappointment.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the quintessential textbook for midwives., June 12, 1999

By A Customer

As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nurse-Midwifery (JNM), the official publication of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, I would like to share my own unequivocal 5-star rating of this textbook for midwives as well as some excerpted comments taken from the excellent review it received in the March/April 1997 issue of JNM. Here's what Judith Carveth Trexler, CNM, PhD, the reviewer, had to say: "Midwives have long awaited the third edition of this classic reference. Its expansion in size and scope make it the definitive text for midwives and one that clearly serves as a primary reference for the profession .... Although midwives remain the primary audience for this book, it also serves as an excellent resource for medical students, nurses (particularly those in advanced practice), physician assistants, and other health professionals who find themselves in need of a comprehensive text that applies the physiologic and psychosocial dimensions of women's and infant health to safe, client-centered clinical management."