New Midwifery resources

Have you ever heard of the term “try before you buy”? Well, that is what the library likes to do before investing in new databases for students and staff. We want to make sure that these electronic resources are easy to use and relevant to the people who will be using them most often – you. So if you have a spare few minutes and midwifery and nursing is your thing then please have a play with the two databases below and send any feedback you have to Marion.Hale@ara.ac.nz. The trial for these two databases lasts until the 16^th of June, so please have a look before then.

MIDIRS Midwifery Digest

MIDIRS Midwifery Digest is an online and searchable academic journal for maternity health care professionals, students and researchers. It contains academic evidence-based original articles, reprints that discuss topics in detail, and reports and reflections on the important maternity events.

MIDIRS Maternity & Infant Care Database 

Maternity and Infant Care draws together references from journal articles, book chapters, reports, pamphlets, news items, audio visual materials, conference proceedings and other sources relating to midwifery, postnatal care, infant feeding, neonatal care up until two years of age, and the transition to parenthood.

International Day of the Midwife

Today is the International day of the Midwife, and our guest blog is by Melanie Welfare, Midwifery tutor at Ara.

One of the biggest events in the midwifery calendar is always May 5^th which is delegated as the International Day of the Midwife by the International Confederation of Midwives, an organisation with a vision that ‘envisions a world where every child bearing woman has access to a midwife’s care for herself and her new-born’, and a mission statement to ‘strengthen Midwives Associations and advance the profession of midwifery globally by promoting autonomous midwives as the most appropriate caregivers for childbearing women and keeping birth normal’

As such, a day to be celebrated worldwide by midwives, wahine/women and whanau/families. The 2017 theme is “Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life!” In Aotearoa/New Zealand the level and standard of midwifery care is amazing with over 98% of women registering with a midwife in their pregnancy (Midwifery Council New Zealand 2015), but this is not the same worldwide where the mortality and morbidity rates remain unacceptably high, and many women birth without any skilled attendants (International Confederation of Midwives 2017).

Ara Institute of Canterbury has a Bachelor of Midwifery programme, this is a four year degree that is run over 3 years. We work closely with the wahine/woman and midwives as well as the maternity units in the region to ensure that the midwives that graduate from the programme have both the educational and practical experiences necessary to become a valued member of the midwifery workforce.

In the Christchurch region there are a number of events planned to celebrate IDM we started yesterday with a shared lunch for all the students where they had the opportunity to share their journeys so far with each other in an informal setting. Thursday night at the Space Academy on Saint Asaph Street there was an opportunity for midwives, women and whanau to come together to celebrate the partnership that is one of the cornerstones of midwifery in Aotearoa/New Zealand. On Friday there was a morning tea for women and midwives in the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) National Office here in Christchurch. Morning tea was taken to the primary birthing units in Lincoln, Rangiora, and Saint George’s as well as Christchurch Women’s hospital. The Canterbury and West Coast regional branch of NZCOM have donated a small gift to every woman in the region who birth their babies on the 5^th May. Similar events are planned throughout the country and worldwide where the day will be commemorate in a variety of amazing ways.

Isn’t it amazing to think that all of you who are reading this blog will have already met a midwife, you may not remember this but they were there…

 

Midwifery – new resources – March 2012

 

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New books:

Kenworthy, D. (2011). Midwives coping with loss and grief : stillbirth, professional, and personal losses

Gould, D. (2011). Welcoming baby : reflections on perinatal care

Mander, R. (2011). Pain in childbearing and its control

Raynor, M. (2010). Psychology for midwives : pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium

New ebooks:

Simkins, G. (2011). Into these hands: wisdom from midwives

Sheiner, E. (2011). Bleeding during pregnancy : a comprehensive guide

Midwifery – new resources – February 2012

 

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New books:

Schmid, V. (2011). Birth pain : explaining sensations, exploring possibilities : a guide for midwives

A book for midwives who would like to explore how best to help women cope with pain and fear. This book contains information about the physiological and psychological functions of pain; cultural influences on the experience of labour pain; elective caesareans, which are supposedly a simpler alternative; advantages and drawbacks of using pharmacological pain relief; information and ideas on how to transform labour pain into an experience of strength and power.

Murray, M. (2011). Essentials of fetal monitoring

This comprehensive guide to fetal monitoring, now in its fourth edition, provides an exhaustive compilation of up-to-date knowledge on the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Newly revised and updated, it features two new chapters on monitoring maternal heart rate patterns and legal issues involved in care, new fetal monitor “strips,” and updated visual materials, references and resources.

Downie, G. (2010). Calculating drug doses safely : a handbook for nurses and midwives

This book is designed to help nurses make accurate drug calculations and improve patient safety. It is written in an accessible style to make learning as easy as possible. The simple, clear and friendly approach will be a major help to anyone who hates maths.

Signore, C. (2011). Delivery after previous cesarean

Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on topics such as Rising primary cesarean rates – VBAC vital statistics, Access to TOLAC, Medicolegal aspects of VBAC/TOL, Ethics, Midwifery and VBAC, Success rates and factors, Intrapartum management – induction, labor progression and monitoring, Uterine rupture – rates and prediction, Multiple repeat cesareans and the threat of placenta accrete, Maternal morbidity and mortality, Perinatal morbidity and mortality, and Long-term infant outcomes.

New ebooks:

Downe, S. (2011). Essential midwifery practice : leadership, expertise and collaborative working

Hamilton, C. (2008). Becoming a midwife in the 21st century  

Midwifery – New Resources – December 2011

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New ebooks :

Reuwer, P. (2009). Proactive support of labor : the challenge of normal childbirth

Proactive Support of Labor enhances professional labor and delivery skills by providing the expertise for preventing prolonged labor which is the root-cause of women’s dissatisfaction with the experience of childbirth. Step-by-step, evidence-based guidance on good practice during labor is given, including fetal and maternal monitoring, pain relief, and the prevention and timely correction of everyday labor disorders.

Warren, R. (2009). Best practice in labour and delivery

An understanding of when and how to intervene is the key to good obstetric care. This textbook is an encompassing reference covering all the essential information relating to childbirth; it offers clear practical guidance on all aspects of labour and delivery. Written by well-known leading experts, each chapter offers a modern authoritative review of best practice.

New books:

Simkins, G. (2011). Into these hands : wisdom from midwives

A complete view of midwifery including history, health care, benefits vs. hospital births. The women who share these stories are more than mid-wives they are visionaries, revolutionaries, healers and heroes.

Vadeboncoeur, H. (2011). Birthing normally after a caesarean or two : a guide for pregnant women, exploring reasons and practicalities for VBAC

Ward, S. (2011). Maternal-child nursing care : optimizing outcomes for mothers, children, and families

 The perfect balance of maternal and child nursing care in a new textbook conceived and written to be a combination textbook! An extensive review by nursing educators ensures that it offers just the right depth and breadth of coverage for students in today’s maternity/pediatric courses essentially the same as the 2009 edition which won the AJN Book of the Year in 2009.

Boyle, M. (2011). Emergencies around childbirth: a handbook for midwives

The revised and updated Second Edition of Emergencies Around Childbirth continues to provide an easy-to access resource for practising midwives. It will enhance the confidence, knowledge and skills needed to perform effectively in urgent or emergency situations that can occur in a hospital, at a birth centre or at home. It builds on feedback the authors received from practicing midwives on the First Edition, expanding the areas found to be especially useful and informative.

Medforth, J.  (2011). Oxford handbook of midwifery

Fully revised and updated to include the most up-to-date guidelines, references and resources, this new edition of the bestselling Oxford Handbook of Midwifery provides a concise and logical approach to midwifery practice in all its varied care settings. Giving a complete picture of the role of the midwife, the handbook reflects the mother’s journey through conception, pregnancy and birth to the final postnatal examination of mother and baby.

Midwifery – New resources – November 2011

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Garland, D. (2011). Revisiting waterbirth: An attitude to care

“Revisiting Waterbirth” is an essential text for midwifery practice, by an internationally renowned author. This revised version of Garland’s previous book “Waterbirth” gives clear and structured guidance on the use of water in labour, through clinical scenarios, research summaries and evidence-based advice for both students and practitioners.

Lomax, A. (2011). Examination of the newborn: an evidence-based guide

Examination of the Newborn: An Evidence Based Guide is a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners to enable them to undertake physical examination of neonates safely and competently. Incorporating the current UK Screening Committee NIPE Standards and Competencies, this book brings into focus what ‘good practice’ should look like against current national standards

Lowdermilk, Perry, Cashion & Alden. (2012). Maternity & women’s health care

With comprehensive coverage of maternal, newborn, and women’s health nursing, “Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 10th Edition” provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age.  New to this edition is the most current information on care of the late preterm infant and the 2008 updated fetal monitoring standards from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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New databases covering 160 subjects

The library is very pleased to announce new online resources available immediately from our Online Databases and Resources  pages.  The core resource is Proquest Central which is a multidiscipline database offering over 9745 journal titles in full text and covering 160 subjects.

In addition we have some new databases covering more specific subject areas such as ABI Inform for Business, Health and Medical Complete for Nursing, Midwifery and Medical Imaging; and a new computing database.

We also now have some databases covering areas that haven’t been well catered for in the past such as psychology , biology and social science.

In order to make way for the new resources we will be discontinuing some existing products in 2010, most notably Business Source Premier and Academic Search Elite.

Teaching staff are encouraged to explore the resources.  If you have any queries or feedback then please contact the Liaison Librarian for your school.