Health Promotion in Midwifery

This text explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery. It clearly outlines and discusses the midwife’s role in health promotion, linking theory and practice and covering essential topics such as breastfeeding, smoking, mental health, behaviour change and sexual health promotion. It includes new chapters on healthy eating in pregnancy, pelvic floor health during the childbearing years and violence against women. All the chapters are updated and some are completely rewritten to reflect recent changes and developments in midwifery practice. This textbook is essential reading for midwives and health visitors in education and practice.