The second edition of this successful text is an essential and accessible guide to legal aspects of midwifery for all midwife supervisors, midwives, and midwifery students. Midwives will find this book provides them with the knowledge and understanding they require to make sense of the legal principles that affect their day-to-day work and allay their anxieties, encouraging them to extend and develop their practice safely and with confidence.

This new edition includes new and revised case studies throughout. It also contains new sections on NHS accountability, the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act, reproductive technologies and disciplinary pathways.

* Relates legal issues to everyday midwifery practice
* Written by an experienced midwife for midwives
* Accessible, relevant and up-to-date

About the Author
Professor Shirley R. Jones is currently the Head of School at the School of Women's Health, University of Central England, UK.

Reviews
From reviews of the first edition:

"The book is written with commendable and enviable clarity... Get this book. Read it. Go back to it."
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

"I would recommend every midwife to obtain a copy of one or other of them, both to assist her safe practice and allay fears of ignorance about the law as it refers to midwifery."
Midwives

"It is clear that this is a book written by a midwife for midwives. The examples used being topical, relevant and recognisable. I found this book fascinating...."
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Book Information
ISBN 9781405110372
Author Shirley R. Jones
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 173mm * 13mm