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Legal aspects of midwifery / Bridgit Dimond ; foreword by Robyn Phillips.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Books for Midwives, 2006Edition: Third editionDescription: xxix, 702 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0750688173
  • 9780750688178
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.410415 22
LOC classification:
  • KD2968.M5 D56 2006
Contents:
1. The legal system -- 2. Midwifery : professional regulation -- 3. Midwifery supervision -- 4. Professional accountability and the NMC -- 5. The midwives rules and code of practice, the code of professional conduct and the scope of professional practice -- 6. Woman-centred care -- 7. Consent -- 8. The duty to inform -- 9. Letting die and euthanasia -- 10. Confidentiality and access to records -- 11. Complaints -- 12. Teenage pregnancies -- 13. Negligence -- 14. Specific situations in negligence and civil court procedure -- 15. Record keeping, statements and report writing -- 16. Family planning and sterilisation -- 17. The status and rights of the unborn -- 18. Criminal liability -- 19. Health and safety -- 20. Medication -- 21. The structure of the NHS and the provision of hospital, community and primary care services -- 22. Employment law -- 23. The independent midwife and private maternity hospitals -- 24. Midwifery management -- 25. Criminal law and confinements -- 26. Termination of pregnancy -- 27. Legal issues relating to fertilisation, embryology and genetics -- 28. Vaccine damage payments -- 29. Infectious diseases and the midwife -- 30. Midwife teachers, clinical instructors, preceptors and mentors -- 31. Midwifery research -- 32. Child protection -- 33. Mental disorder and mental incapacity -- 34. Complementary therapies -- App. 1. Human Rights Act 1998 : schedule 1 : the articles -- App. 2. Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976.
Review: "Any course of action a midwife might take or fail to take and any advice she may give to her client will have legal implications. Midwives at all levels will therefore find this new edition of Legal Aspects of Midwifery an essential guide to the legal framework within which they operate." "The aim of this book is to provide information that a midwife can use with confidence, knowing that the law is there to protect her and her clients. Written in clear, accessible language, without legal jargon, the third edition of this popular test includes a new chapter on the laws relating to teenage pregnancy. It also covers many of the recommendations from NICE relevant to midwifery practice and considers their legal significance." "All information and case law has been thoroughly revised and updated and takes into account sensitive areas that midwives may face in practice including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, infertility treatment and issues surrounding the treatment of human tissue. The book considers the midwife's legal position looking at issues such as patient confidentiality, treatment of minors and conscientious objection. The user-friendly style and layout of the writing ensures that legal issues can be easily understood without previous knowledge or study of the law."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 687-690) and index.

1. The legal system -- 2. Midwifery : professional regulation -- 3. Midwifery supervision -- 4. Professional accountability and the NMC -- 5. The midwives rules and code of practice, the code of professional conduct and the scope of professional practice -- 6. Woman-centred care -- 7. Consent -- 8. The duty to inform -- 9. Letting die and euthanasia -- 10. Confidentiality and access to records -- 11. Complaints -- 12. Teenage pregnancies -- 13. Negligence -- 14. Specific situations in negligence and civil court procedure -- 15. Record keeping, statements and report writing -- 16. Family planning and sterilisation -- 17. The status and rights of the unborn -- 18. Criminal liability -- 19. Health and safety -- 20. Medication -- 21. The structure of the NHS and the provision of hospital, community and primary care services -- 22. Employment law -- 23. The independent midwife and private maternity hospitals -- 24. Midwifery management -- 25. Criminal law and confinements -- 26. Termination of pregnancy -- 27. Legal issues relating to fertilisation, embryology and genetics -- 28. Vaccine damage payments -- 29. Infectious diseases and the midwife -- 30. Midwife teachers, clinical instructors, preceptors and mentors -- 31. Midwifery research -- 32. Child protection -- 33. Mental disorder and mental incapacity -- 34. Complementary therapies -- App. 1. Human Rights Act 1998 : schedule 1 : the articles -- App. 2. Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976.

"Any course of action a midwife might take or fail to take and any advice she may give to her client will have legal implications. Midwives at all levels will therefore find this new edition of Legal Aspects of Midwifery an essential guide to the legal framework within which they operate." "The aim of this book is to provide information that a midwife can use with confidence, knowing that the law is there to protect her and her clients. Written in clear, accessible language, without legal jargon, the third edition of this popular test includes a new chapter on the laws relating to teenage pregnancy. It also covers many of the recommendations from NICE relevant to midwifery practice and considers their legal significance." "All information and case law has been thoroughly revised and updated and takes into account sensitive areas that midwives may face in practice including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, infertility treatment and issues surrounding the treatment of human tissue. The book considers the midwife's legal position looking at issues such as patient confidentiality, treatment of minors and conscientious objection. The user-friendly style and layout of the writing ensures that legal issues can be easily understood without previous knowledge or study of the law."--BOOK JACKET.

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