Summary

This concise clinical-skills manual for South African midwifery students provides a full range of updated, evidence-based norms and standards to enable midwives and other health-care professionals to give quality, up-to-date medical care. Clear explanations on midwifery subjects tailored to the South African market couple with expert guidance on the midwifery skills used during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the neonatal period to create an ideal guidebook for students just entering this medical field as well as for career professionals seeking a refresher on the modern practices and technologies used.