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ACM Publications
Women and Birth - Journal of the Australian College of Midwives
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Women and Birth publishes on all matters that affect women and birth, from pre-conceptual counselling, through pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. We are interested in articles on issues relevant to the full scope of midwifery practice as defined by the International Confederation of Midwives (2005). We are also concerned with the longer term health effects of childbearing for women and babies. Our woman-centred focus is inclusive of the woman's baby, unborn , newborn and infant, both well and ill, and covers both normal and complex pregnancies.
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Australian Midwifery News
National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation & Referral
| Midwives, as primary carers, need to make evidenced based decisions regarding when an individal woman in their care may need medical attention during pregnancy, labour, birth or the post-natal period. These guidelines have been developed to provide midwives with support in doing this. It is the intention that the guidelines be used to facilitate consultation and intergration of care between midwives and doctors, giving confidence to providers, women and their families. These guidelines are currently under review, the revised edition will be available mid 2007. |
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Standards of accreditation of Bachelor of Midwifery Education Programs
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A Peer Review panel, constituted and convened by the Australian College of Midwives (ACM), will use these standards for Bachelor of Midwifery program approval and review and will make recommendations to the state/territory registering authorities.
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Self Assessment Practice Development Tool
There are few tools to assist midwives to identify their own professional development needs. The Australian College of Midwives has developed this ‘Practice Development Resource: A Self-Assessment Tool for Midwives’ to address this gap.
The Self Assessment Tool aims to help individual midwives to assess their own professional development needs in terms of skills, knowledge and experience.
Importantly, it is not meant to be used by managers or educators for performance appraisal or competency assessment. Rather it is a self assessment.
Member Price $9.95 (plus p&h)
Non Member Price $12.95 (plus p&h)
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With Women
Midwives Experiences: from shift work to continuity of care
This is a warts and all anthology. Thirty-eight midwives (and their partners and children) tell it how it is: the good, the bad, the frustrating and the rewarding. There are stories from long time shift work midwives, there are stories from young graduates and there are stories from independent midwives who moved from the system into private practice. The great value in this anthology is that all the stories are different and they clearly demonstrate the impact of the change on how the midwives perceive themselves and their role in their profession. After reading this book, you will understand the hurdles of working in a continuity service and also understand what drives some midwives to work in this way.
But don’t just read it for ‘the facts’ and to help you decide if you wish to work in this way. This is a book that deserves reading for its own sake. Read it for the humour, the humanity, the wisdom, the excitement (and the sadness) that makes midwifery such a stimulating and rewarding profession. This book shows what it is like to work truly With Women
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Men at Birth
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Stories of triumph, power and love from the men and women who brought new life into the world – and how it was done. Edited by David Vernon.
On big journey into the unknown, you need people who have been there, who know the practicalities, as well as the emotions, new and strange, that go with it.
This book of men telling the stories of their children's births is a gift; an unbelievable resource with more trust, honesty and helpful information than you might find in a hundred years of conversations. - Steve Biddulph, best selling author of Manhood, Raising Boys and the Secrets of Happy Children
Member Price $23.95 (plus p&h)
Non Member Price $29.95 (plus p&h)
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Birth can be the most wondrous experience a woman ever has, and this book shows how twenty Australian women and their partners have achieved a great birth.
Birth isn’t something to be feared. It is something to be embraced, enjoyed and savoured!
- Justine Caines, president of Maternity Coalition
Member Price $19.95 (plus p&h)
Non-Member Price $24.95 (plus p&h)
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