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100			_aMander, R (ed)
245		0	_aBecoming a midwife
250			_a2nd
260			_aAbingdon : _bRoutledge, _c2014
300			_axiv, 191p.
505			_aText covers: Studying midwifery; Midwifery care in the community during the woman's pregnancy; Midwifery care with the woman in labour in an institution; Midwifery care of the mother and baby at home; Midwives and perinatal mental health; The supervisor of midwives and the manager; The academic midwife; The midwife as a researcher; The global midwife; The independent and non-NHS midwife; A male midwife's perspective; Do women care if their midwife has had children? A reflection on changing my mind; The midwife who is an author; On not becoming a midwife: the role of the birth activtist; The ex-midwife.
505			_aIncludes abbreviations.
520			_aThis book explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the challenges. The fully updated chapters cover a variety of settings and several different stages in a woman's pregnancy, including stories from midwives working in hospitals and in the community, as managers, supervisors and educators, and as men, women, mothers and birth activists.
650			_aMidwifery
690			_aMidwifery
690			_aCareers
700			_aFleming, V (ed)
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