Primary Care of Women: A Guide for Midwives & Women's Health Providers

by Barbara Hackley, Jan M. Kriebs, Mary Ellen Rousseau

This text presents primary care information for the nurse-midwifery scope of practice, including management of primary care problems in essentially healthy women, and the management/coordination of primary care for pregnant women with significant, established medical conditions. The text covers prevention, including lifestyle changes and immunizations; screening; management of common health problems appropriate to nurse-midwifery practice; and the presentation and management of common health problems in pregnancy.

938 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2006