A Guide to the Postnatal Ward for Midwifery Students and New Grads: Comprehensive tips and tricks to help you survive

Studying Midwifery is hard!Allow me to make it easier for you. This guide was created by a Midwife for the sole purpose of helping Midwifery Students and new Grads find their way around the Maternity ward. In it you'll find everything I teach students who have shadowed me around the ward on any given day. It'll help you bridge that dreaded theory practice gap we all love to hate. It's written in a style that is easy to understand, simple and straight forward. Topics include: Day to day around the ward and what to expectAssessing the postpartum womanAssessing the newbornAdmitting a patient to the wardLooking after an infant who requires blood sugarsLooking after the premature or SGA infantAnd much more!So, if you want the upper hand on the ward, ease your anxiety and confusion, and not to mention impress some of the senior staff on shift, have read of this guide and you won't be disappointed.