A Book for Midwives : a manual for traditional birth attendants and community midwives / written and illustrated by Susan Klein ; Medical editor: Suellen Miller, CNM, PHD with Judith Bishop, CNM, MPH and Marcia Hansen, CNM, MSN. Editor: Sandy Niemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Susan, 1948-

Contributor:

Miller, Suellen, 1947-

Niemann, Sandy.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obstetrics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Obstetrics.

Midwifery.

Midwifery--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 519 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second corrected printing.

Other Title:

Manual for traditional birth attendants and community midwives

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : The Hesperian Foundation, 1998.

Contents:

Section A: Introduction. Words to midwives; Tools for safer births

Section B: Prenatal Care. A woman's body during pregnancy; Helping pregnant women stay healthy; Helping pregnant women with common complaints; Taking a pregnancy health history; Prenatal checkups

Section C: Normal Labor, Birth and After Birth. What the body is doing during labor; Giving good care during labor; What to do during stage 1; What to do during stage 2; What to do during stage 3; What to do during the first 2 to 6 hours after birth; What to do during the first 2 weeks after birth

Section D: Complications of Labor and Birth. Complications in stage 1; Complications in stage 2; Complications in stage 3; Complications for the first 2 to 6 hours after birth; Complications in the first 2 weeks after birth

Section E: For Healthier Families. Teaching people about birth; Breast is best!; Family planning; Infections of the genitals and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

Section F: Special Procedures that Midwives Can Learn. Special procedures that can be used outside the hospital; Special procedures inside the hospital.

Notes:

"First published March 1995. Second corrected printing June 1998."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-514) index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0942364228

OCLC:

42906759