Product Description

Midwives have an increasingly important role in the management of drugs during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. This book should meet the needs of busy midwives (practitioners, students and teachers) by providing a detailed review of the principles of pharmacology and the drugs prescribed in normal and abnormal pregnancy. Throughout the text applications of pharmacology to practice are highlighted and the implications of the research evidence for each major drug are presented in easy to use checklists or guidelines for clinical practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99738 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40, 2003
All midwives need to have access to this text in their place of work

About the Author
SUE JORDAN is Lecturer in Nursing and Midwifery in the School of Health Science at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Customer Reviews

A must for Midwives and Students alike
A clear concise text giving up to date information with a fully comprehensive knowledge base. The emphasis on evidence based practice for Midwives is high on the agenda and it includes guidelines, checklists and points for practice. This is an essential companion for all student Midwives or Midwives returning to practice. Very clear and easy to read, an absolute must have book.

An absolute essential
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is a very detailed guide to pharmacology in midwifery but produced in an accessible and reader-friendly format. It provides in-depth literature reviews, good case histories and practice points to illustrate each chapter and, having just started my second year of midwifery training, I am finding it invaluable. I wish I'd bought it a year ago!