As the rate of homebirth increases in the UK, this important new book offers a basic, practical guide for anyone involved in the planning, resourcing and facilitation of safe and respectful birth at home.
Blending both contemporary academic and clinical practice, this textbook covers the whole scope of home birth practice, from antenatal care, delivery and postnatal care, as well as management of emergencies at home and practical advice for managing transfer.
Facilitating a safe home birth requires a robust multidisciplinary team approach. Whatever your role in planning or attending a birth at home, and whether you are a student, practising midwife, paramedic or obstetrician, this resource will have something for you.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. List of Contributors - p. iii 9. Acknowledgements - p. iii 10. CHAPTER 1. Homebirth – the evidence - p. 1 11. CHAPTER 2. Homebirth in undergraduate, postgraduate, and clinical education - p. 8 12. CHAPTER 3. Planning for homebirth: Organisational considerations - p. 20 13. Chapter 4. Home alone – choosing freebirth - p. 37 14. CHAPTER 5. First stage of labour at home - p. 46 15. CHAPTER 6. Second and third stages of labour at home - p. 57 16. CHAPTER 7. Considerations for labour and birth in water at home - p. 75 17. CHAPTER 8. Physiological breech birth at home - p. 82 18. CHAPTER 9. Postnatal care at home - p. 93 19. CHAPTER 10. Neonatal considerations for homebirth - p. 99 20. CHAPTER 11. Managing emergencies at home - p. 107 21. CHAPTER 12. Paramedic transfer and multidisciplinary working with ambulance services - p. 130 22. CHAPTER 13. Homebirth in the presence of complex needs - p. 145 23. Reflective vignette - p. 159 24. Index - p. 168
As the rate of homebirth increases in the UK, this important new book offers a basic, practical guide for anyone involved in the planning, resourcing and facilitation of safe and respectful birth at home.
Blending both contemporary academic and clinical practice, this textbook covers the whole scope of home birth practice, from antenatal care, delivery and postnatal care, as well as management of emergencies at home and practical advice for managing transfer.
Facilitating a safe home birth requires a robust multidisciplinary team approach. Whatever your role in planning or attending a birth at home, and whether you are a student, practising midwife, paramedic or obstetrician, this resource will have something for you.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. List of Contributors - p. iii 9. Acknowledgements - p. iii 10. CHAPTER 1. Homebirth – the evidence - p. 1 11. CHAPTER 2. Homebirth in undergraduate, postgraduate, and clinical education - p. 8 12. CHAPTER 3. Planning for homebirth: Organisational considerations - p. 20 13. Chapter 4. Home alone – choosing freebirth - p. 37 14. CHAPTER 5. First stage of labour at home - p. 46 15. CHAPTER 6. Second and third stages of labour at home - p. 57 16. CHAPTER 7. Considerations for labour and birth in water at home - p. 75 17. CHAPTER 8. Physiological breech birth at home - p. 82 18. CHAPTER 9. Postnatal care at home - p. 93 19. CHAPTER 10. Neonatal considerations for homebirth - p. 99 20. CHAPTER 11. Managing emergencies at home - p. 107 21. CHAPTER 12. Paramedic transfer and multidisciplinary working with ambulance services - p. 130 22. CHAPTER 13. Homebirth in the presence of complex needs - p. 145 23. Reflective vignette - p. 159 24. Index - p. 168
