Professional Ethics for Midwives: Conscious Practice is an applied ethics book designed for both students and practicing midwives to build ethical thinking in the context of daily practice. This unique text uses an accessible writing style and includes chapters on diversity and justice, informed consent, multiple relationships, confidentiality and privacy, scope of practice, and others. Realistic case examples throughout the text encourage critical thinking in applied ethics. The authors present a unique model for midwives' ethical thinking and appendices include widely used codes of ethics in the field.

About the Author
Illysa Foster is a practicing homebirth midwife and owner of Sisters Midwifery, Inc. She holds a master's degree in Human Development and Education (University of Texas) and is certified by the North American Registry of Midwives. Prior to becoming a midwife, Illysa served as adjunct faculty at Austin Community College. She has worked to develop curricula for the Association of Texas Midwives and is now a peer evaluator for the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council. Illysa is a midwife preceptor and enjoys training new midwives. Jon Lasser is an associate professor in the School Psychology Program at Texas State University. He holds a master's degree in Human Sexuality Education (University of Pennsylvania) and a doctorate in School Psychology (University of Texas). Dr. Lasser teaches graduate courses in ethics, counseling, and assessment and provides ethics training for professionals. His research interests include applied professional ethics, parenting, and sexual orientation identity.


Book Information
ISBN 9780763768805
Author Illysa R. Foster
Format Paperback
Page Count 268
Imprint Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Weight(grams) 369g