Varney's Midwifery
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Title Details
7th Ed.
Copyright © 2024 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company
Julia Phillippi, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN; Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, PhD, CNM, ARNP, FACNM, FAAN
ISBN-13: 978-1-284-25056-5
eISBN-13: 978-1-284-25069-5
Nursing, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Additional Details
Varney's Midwifery continues to be the gold standard for midwifery practice in an updated seventh edition. New lead editors assembled a team of expert contributors and authors to continue the legacy of Varney's Midwifery as the trusted, must-have resource for students, professional midwives, and women's health practitioners.
Varney's Midwifery uses current evidence-based guidelines to address the care of individuals throughout the lifespan, including primary care, gynecology, maternity care in a variety of settings, and newborn care. The Seventh Edition reflects the new ACNM Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice published in 2020, including care of transgender individuals and abortion-related care. It also provides updated information on promotion of health equity, new techniques for fetal screening, diagnosis across the lifespan, and chronic conditions in pregnancy.
Features and Benefits
- • NEW chapters cover Sexuality (Chapter 9), Gender-Affirming Care (Chapter 13), and Early Pregnancy Loss and Abortion Care (Chapter 22).
- • Reflects the new ACNM Core Competencies, including care of transgender individuals and abortion-related care.
- • Chapter appendices present essential skills that are core components of midwifery practice, including insertion of contraceptive devices, hand maneuvers for birth, management of a fetus in a breech presentation, and steps for managing postpartum hemorrhage.
The book's primary audience is comprised of pre-certification nurse-midwifery and midwifery students, instructors and professors, professional midwives, and women's health practitioners. The section editors on anatomy and physiology, primary care, intrapartum, newborn, and sexual, gynecologic, and reproductive health care are recognized authorities in these areas. The chapter authors originate from practices across the country and are experts in the subjects under discussion in each of the 39 chapters.
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Doody's Review
"The book continues to evolve, with each new edition reflecting the growth in the midwifery knowledge base and associated clinical practices."
-- Rebeca Barroso, DNP, MSN (Saint Catherine University) Doody's Review
Score: 91/100
Specialty Score: 2.27 Nursing - Maternal/Child
Stars: 4


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