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Clinical risk management in midwifery : the right to a perfect baby? / Jo H. Wilson, Andrew Symon.
LIBRA KD2968.M5 W55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Jo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Midwifery--Practice--Law and legislation.
- Midwifery.
- Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Midwives.
- Midwifery--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Health facilities--Risk management--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Health facilities.
- Health facilities--Risk management--Law and legislation.
- Risk management.
- Midwifery--Legislation and jurisprudence.
- Great Britain. National Health Service.
- Great Britain.
- Midwifery--organization & administration.
- Health facilities--Risk management.
- United Kingdom.
- Clinical Competence.
- Obstetric Labor Complications.
- Liability, Legal.
- Risk Management.
- Medical Subjects:
- Midwifery--organization & administration.
- United Kingdom.
- Clinical Competence.
- Obstetric Labor Complications.
- Liability, Legal.
- Risk Management.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 173 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Books for Midwives, 2002.
- Summary:
- Although pregnancy is normally an uncomplicated process, many factors can jeopardize the likelihood of the mother giving birth to a normal healthy baby. Identifying these factors and intervening as appropriate provides the optimum environment for the birth of a healthy baby. There is a public expectation that every pregnancy will be uncomplicated and result in a normal healthy baby, and when things go wrong this may lead to the belief that any problems are the result of clinical negligence. Mothers feel they have the right to a perfect baby and if this doesn't happen, then someone has to be to blame. Controlling risk is a challenge for both medical and midwifery practitioners and Clinical Risk Management in Midwifery has been written to help practitioners achieve best practice in this difficult area. A more proactive approach to care management will result in better quality of care and risk management, which will in turn reduce the likelihood of adverse outcomes. From Clinical Governance to the views of mothers, this new book provides a comprehensive tool for effective maternity care and is an essential purchase for all healthcare professionals involved with pregnancy and childbirth.
- Contents:
- 1 Principles of clinical governance / Jo Wilson 1
- 2 Clinical risk modification
- a collaborative approach to midwifery care / Jo Wilson 15
- 3 The midwife and the legal environment / Andrew Symon 37
- 4 Intra- and inter-professional behaviour and communication / Monica Thompson 56
- 5 The roles of the midwifery manager and supervisor of midwives / Sue Stewart 66
- 6 Consent issues during pregnancy and childbirth / Liz Rodgers 84
- 7 Genetic counselling: legal and ethical dilemmas / Jean McHale 96
- 8 The tools of risk management and their application to midwifery practice / Josie Williams 109
- 9 The consumer view / Mary Nolan 124
- 10 The victims of midwifery accidents / Liz Thomas, Georgina Tansley 138
- 11 The way forward: clinical competence, co-operation and communication / Andrew Symon, Jo Wilson 153.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0750628510
- OCLC:
- 49002384
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