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Midwifery

Midwifery

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If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Dictionaries: 

Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary

Illustrated dictionary of midwifery

Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions

Dictionary of nursing - available online

Books and Ebooks:
Books:

Coad, J., & Dunstall, M. (2011). Anatomy and physiology for midwives (3rd ed. ed.). Edinburgh :: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone.

Coyne, P. D. (2012). Schaum's outlines : maternal-newborn nursing. New York :: McGraw-Hill.

Downie, G., MacKenzie, J., & Williams, A. (2010). Calculating drug doses safely a handbook for nurses and midwives (2nd ed. ed.). Edinburgh ; New York :: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.

Fraser, D. M., Cooper, M. A., & Myles, M. F. (2009). Myles textbook for midwives (15th ed. ed.). Edinburgh ; New York :: Churchill Livingstone.

Leifer, G. (2012). Maternity nursing : an introductory text (11th ed. ed.). St. Louis, Mo. :: Elsevier/Saunders.

Littleton, L. Y., & Engebretson, J. (2013). Maternity nursing care (2nd ed. ed.). Clifton Park, N.Y. :: Delmar.

Lowdermilk, D. L. (2012). Maternity & women's health care (10th ed. ed.). St. Louis, MO :: Mosby.

MacDonald, S., Magill-Cuerden, J., & Warwick, C. (2011). Mayes' midwifery (14th ed. ed.). Edinburgh :: Baillière Tindall.

Marshall, J. E., & Raynor, M. D. (2010). Advancing skills in midwifery practice. Edinburgh ; New York :: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.

Perry, S. E. (2012). Maternity & newborn nursing : clinical companion (2nd ed. ed.). St. Louis :: Elsevier Mosby.

Pollard, M. (2012). Evidence-based care for breastfeeding mothers : a resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals. Abingdon, Oxon :: Routledge.

Raynor, M. D., Marshall, J. E., & Jackson, K. (2012). Midwifery practice : critical illness, complications and emergencies : case book. Maidenhead, Berkshire ; New York, NY :: Open University Press.

Mannel, R., et al. (2013). Core curriculum for lactation consultant practice. Burlington, MA :, Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Australian Breastfeeding Association and W. Brodribb (2012). Breastfeeding management in Australia. East Malvern, Vic. :, Australian Breastfeeding Association.

Coates, M.-M., & Riordan, J. (2011). Study guide to accompany breastfeeding and human lactation (4th ed. ed.). Sudbury, Mass. :: Jones & Bartlett Pub.

Genna, C. W. (2013). Supporting sucking skills in breastfeeding infants (2nd ed. ed.). Burlington, MA :: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Lawrence, R. A., & Lawrence, R. M. (2011). Breastfeeding : a guide for the medical profession (7th ed. ed.). Philadelphia :: Mosby/Elsevier.

Mohrbacher, N. (2012). Breastfeeding answers made simple : a pocket guide for helping mothers. Amarillo, TX :: Hale Publishing, L.P.

Pollard, M. (2012). Evidence-based care for breastfeeding mothers : a resource for midwives and allied healthcare professionals. Abingdon, Oxon :: Routledge.

Walker, M. (2011). Breastfeeding management for the clinician : using the evidence (2nd ed. ed.). Sudbury, Mass. :: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Ebook collections:

Books@Ovid
EBL - Ebook Library
Ebrary multi-user model
Ebrary single-user model
eBook collection on EbscoHost multi-user model
eBook collection on EbscoHost single-user model
eBook collection on EbscoHost three-user model
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How-to Guides: 
Clinical Practice
Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Databases:

Maternity and infant care - a resource from MIDIRS for academics and healthcare professionals involved in the care of women and infants. The database covers international English language journals, books, and grey literature relating to the midwifery profession, pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care, and neonatal care and the first year of an infants life.

Intermid - Intermid.co.uk is the online archive of peer-reviewed articles from the British Journal of Midwifery, the African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. The site contains all articles published by MA Healthcare Ltd, since 1996.

CINAHL - Contains citations with abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals. Also covers relevant materials from biomedicine, management, behavioural sciences, health sciences librarianship, education, and consumer health.

ScienceDirect - Scientific, technological and medical full text and bibliographic information published by Elsevier Science and its various imprints, including Academic Press and the Harcourt Health Sciences group. The University of Queensland subscribes to the ScienceDirect Freedom Collection, and has also purchased several backfiles, as well as other journals, various ebook series and reference works.

PubMed - a service of the National Library of Medicine was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. It includes citations for biomedical articles and provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services.

Joanna Briggs - Established in 1996, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is an international collaboration involving nursing, medical and allied health researchers, clinicians, academics and quality managers. JBI offers resources designed to meet the needs of service providers, health professionals and consumers by connecting the best available international evidence to the point of care.

Related Guides
Statistics
Statistics: 

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Good source of Australian demographic information

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) - Australia's national agency for health and welfare, statistics and information

World Health Organization - International health statistics and comparisons

Queensland Health Statistics - Health Statistics Centre Publications ( including Perinatal)

World Health Organization (WHO) - Data and Statistics

Web Sites

WHO recommendations for induction of labour

"...The guidance provided is evidence-based and covers selected topics related to induction of labour that were regarded as critical priority questions..."

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal_perinatal_health/9789241501156/en/index.html

Maternity Data in Australia: a review of the sources and gaps

Maternity Data.jpgThis report looks at many aspects of maternity data including the importance of data in providing maternity services and improving infant and maternal health. Gaps in maternity data are highlighted in the report.

National breastfeeding indicators: workshop report

National breastfeeding indicators working report 2011.jpgAustralia is looking to establish national breastfeeding indicators. This report outlines the folllowing indicators that were proposed at a national consenus workshop in Dec 2010:

Nursing and Midwifery Labour Force 2009

Nursing Midwifery Labour Force 2009.jpg"The supply of nurses increased by 6.2% between 2005 and 2009, from 1,040 full time equivalent (FTE) nurses per 100,000 population to 1,105 FTE nurses based on a 38-hour week.

Nursing and Midwifery

Specialised Resources
Specialised Resources: 

Finding Information

Search the Library Catalogue (includes E-Books)

Midwifery course resources

Nursing course resources

Databases
CINAHL | Medline | Pubmed | Maternity and infant care | Internurse | Cochrane Library | Health Source Nursing | APAIS Health (Aust) | Scopus | Intermid | UlrichsWeb | Nursing education in video | Bates online : a visual guide to physical examination | List all Health and Medical databases |

Journals
Australian Nursing Journal | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing | BMJ Journals | British Journal of Midwifery (via Intermid) | British Journal of Nursing | Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health | Other UQ Library Journals |

Quick Reference
Australian Medicines Handbook | Merriam-Webster medical dictionary | Australia's Health 2012 | MedlinePlus | HealthInsite | Merck Manual

EBP Resources
Cochrane Library | Therapeutic Guidelines | Best Practice (includes Clinical Evidence) | UpToDate | Joanna Briggs | MDconsult |

Professional Bodies and Websites
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia | Australian College of Nursing | Australian Nursing & Midwfery Federation | International Council of Nurses | International Confederation of Midwives |

Help

Library subject guides
Midwifery | Mental Health | Evidence-based nursing and midwifery practice (EBP): finding appraising and using research |

Tools and Tutorials
Evidence-Based Practice | Research Tutorials | Health Sciences: Research Checklist | Primary vs Secondary resources | EndNote | APA 6th style |

Libraries
Ipswich | Herston | Mater | Princess Alexandra | PACE | Placelib (clinical placement libraries) |

Further Assistance
UQ Student Services | Contact your Librarian | Suggestions and Feedback | Training sessions | UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery

Statistics
Statistics: 

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's national agency for health
and welfare statistics and information.

Australian Bureau of Statistics - Good source of Australian demographic information.

World Health Organization - International health statistics and comparisons.