The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook is the midwife’s guide to preventing and understanding the risks and myths associated with postdates pregnancies and postmaturity syndrome. How common is postmaturity syndrome and how should it be managed? What can midwives do to support the “postdates” woman and help her to avoid an unnecessary induction? Educate yourself about this important topic with the newest addition to Midwifery Today’s popular clinical handbook series.
Chapters include:
- A Time to Be Born
- Postmaturity: Accelerate Birth or What?
- Induction and Circular Logic
- Postdates vs Postmaturity: An Overview
- Postdates Protocols for Homebirth Practice
- The Biophysical Profile
Authors include:
- Marion Toepke McLean
- Valerie El Halta
- Gail Hart
- Anne Frye
- Gloria Lemay
- Marsden Wagner
- Michel Odent
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Paper, saddle stitch, 84 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"