Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evaluating and using the evidence / Billie Anne Gebb, Zach G. Young, and Barbara A. Anderson -- The evidence for providing the midwifery workforce / Barbara A. Anderson and Rebeca Barroso -- Centering pregnancy : an evidence-based model of prenatal care / Deborah Brandt Karsnitz and Margaret Holcomb -- Therapeutic presence and continuous labor support : hallmarks of nurse-midwifery / Robin Jordan -- Home birth : evidence and controversy / Suzan Ulrich and Tonya B. Nicholson -- The birth center : innovation in evidence-based midwifery care / Eunice K.M. Ernst and Susan E. Stone -- Evidence-based practices to promote, support, and protect breastfeeding / Janet Engstrom, Paula P. Meier, and Karen DeCocker-Geist -- Mental health during childbearing: the evidence for the midwifery model of care / Deborah Brandt Karsnitz and Nora Webster -- Management of prelabor rupture of the membranes at term : using the evidence / Amy Marowitz -- Tethering in labor : the effect of current practices on the normalcy of labor / Susan Yount and Meghan Garland -- Untethering in labor : using the evidence for best practice / Susan Yount and Meghan Garland -- The limits of choice : elective induction and Cesarean delivery on maternal request / Kerri Schuiling and Joan Slager -- Vaginal birth after Cesarean : emotion and reason / Mayri Sagady Leslie -- The second stage of labor : using the evidence to protect normal birth / Kathryn Osborne -- Postpartum hemorrhage : best practices in management / Tia Andrighetti.

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and Quot;This book provides a well-rounded examination of the issues we face in using evidence to inform our everyday clinical decisions The authors have gathered current evidence and created practice scenarios to help the reader visualize EBP in action."--Holly Powell Kennedy. Nurse-midwives often find themselves in situations where current research-based treatment conflicts with established practices that may be ineffective or even harmful. This text provides a roadmap for nurse-midwives who strive to implement change through evidence-based practice by presenting the most current evidence