Download or read book Essential Midwifery Practice written by Grace Edwards and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-06-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Midwifery Practice: Public Health highlights how public health underpins every midwife's practice by using examples and case histories. It addresses a wide range of public health issues pertinent to every midwife, including: smoking in pregnancy, breastfeeding, sexual health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, perinatal mental health and vulnerable groups, poverty and social exclusion.