Becoming a Midwife
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Becoming a Midwife

Sandi Doughton

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Becoming a Midwife

Sandi Doughton

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About This Book

A revealing guide to a career as a midwife written by award-winning health reporter Sandi Doughton and based on the real-life experiences of the chief of the midwifery practice group at the University of Washington—required reading for anyone pursuing a path to this life-changing profession. Becoming a Midwife takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a midwife. Midwives are medical professionals who provide care for childbearing women on their birthing journey. It is a growing career that combines compassion and emotional intelligence with nursing and healthcare. Expert midwife Mary Lou Kopas, MN, CNM, specializes in healthy pregnancy and birth. As a veteran of the field, she has helped countless women on the path to labor by delivering their babies and following up with breastfeeding support, newborn care, and insight into the many psycho-social challenges women face in the transition to motherhood.Gain professional wisdom as acclaimed health reporter Sandi Doughton shadows Kopas at work, telling the story of her professional path. Learn the ins and outs of this dynamic job, helping soon-to-be mothers bring new life into the world.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2020
ISBN
9781982141448
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Careers

Table of contents

    Citation styles for Becoming a Midwife

    APA 6 Citation

    Doughton, S. (2020). Becoming a Midwife ([edition missing]). Simon & Schuster. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2783349/becoming-a-midwife-pdf (Original work published 2020)

    Chicago Citation

    Doughton, Sandi. (2020) 2020. Becoming a Midwife. [Edition missing]. Simon & Schuster. https://www.perlego.com/book/2783349/becoming-a-midwife-pdf.

    Harvard Citation

    Doughton, S. (2020) Becoming a Midwife. [edition missing]. Simon & Schuster. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2783349/becoming-a-midwife-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Doughton, Sandi. Becoming a Midwife. [edition missing]. Simon & Schuster, 2020. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.