Best Practices in Midwifery: Using the Evidence to Implement Change

This text provides a roadmap for nurse-midwives who strive to implement change through evidence-based practice by presenting the most current evidence-based research on the care of childbearing women. It is the only book about evidence-based practice for nurse-midwives that encompasses the most controversial areas of practice. The text incorporates the foundations of midwifery and the midwifery model of care throughout. It discusses the use of electronic databases in examining evidence and identifying best practices, and considers how the current workforce environment affects the practice of nurse-midwifery. Case studies enhance the examination of evidence and the identification of best practices.