Book reviews
Reviews of books of interest to midwifery staff, including articles from Midwives magazine
Essential midwifery practice: intrapartum careThis book highlights the inter-relatedness of an array of important and multifaceted issues during the intrapartum period of relevance to women and contemporary midwifery practice...
A breech in the systemI suspect many midwives after viewing this DVD will have a range of emotions. It is the story of a womans journey in pregnancy and the delivery of her baby in the breech position...
Examination of the newbornThis is a very timely and well constructed CD. The modules are well ordered and the introduction clearly highlights the purpose and effective use of the resource...
Pregnancy for men: the whole 9 monthsA companion volume to the excellent Pregnancy for modern girls, this promises to be frank, factual and funny. It does all three nicely, with a month-by-month guide to what you can expect, covering everything from science to shopping...
Real lifeThis three-DVD box set claims to be by parents for parents with five honest accounts of having a baby...
BreastfeedingThis is a heart-warming, encouraging and inspirational DVD, which covers a wide range of breastfeeding issues. It lasts for 130 minutes, but is divided into titled chapters...
Ethics in midwiferyThis is an interesting book. It is written and published in the US, which might suggest to a British audience that it is not relevant, but that would be a mistake...
Evidence based midwiferyThe book begins by outlining the evolution of the evidence-based movement and the current debates around what constitutes evidence and how it should best be implemented...
Learning to breastfeed your baby DVDI thought this DVD was extremely well done. There were good visuals of both lying down and underarm feeding. They warn mums that sometimes a newborn baby may want to feed as often as hourly by the second or third day...
From milk to family foods DVDThis is not a DVD for someone about to start weaning and wanting to know the basics of what to do first. It is more like a cookery class for how to feel empowered...
Discovering baby-led weaningThis is a very informal and parent-friendly DVD which features mothers and fathers chatting to camera about what did and did not work for them...
Prenatal Yoga DVDThis DVD is a comprehensive, informative home-based practice of yoga in pregnancy. However from looking at the cover, I would not have bought it as I am cynical about anyone who claims to be a teacher...
Breastfeeding CD-ROMThere are six sections to the CD-ROM, which is sponsored by Medela and endorsed by the baby charity Bliss and two of the sections reflect this involvement, with titles of 'Collection and storage...
Not Just Talking: Helping your baby communicate from day oneThis slim, very readable volume was written by a speech and language therapist, who has specialised in the development of non-verbal conversation skills and their impact on babies and children...
The politics of breastfeeding when breasts are bad for business, third editionI am a long-term fan of Gabrielle Palmers work. My well-used copy of the 1993 second edition of her book is never far from my desk and I was delighted to be asked to review the third edition...
