Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Primary, 7th Edition

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Primary Care, Seventh Edition is a must-have resource for nursing students, practicing midwives, and women's healthcare providers. This accessible and easy-to-use reference guide has been meticulously updated to reflect the evolving clinical environment, offering the latest evidence-based practices and innovative approaches. With a strong focus on midwifery leadership, the text integrates alternative and complementary therapies, ensuring comprehensive care in every practice setting. As in the award-winning previous edition, the Seventh Edition continues to employ a person-centered and holistic approach that focuses on partnering with clients in their care process. The authors and contributors thoughtfully updated every Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) and added new CPGs on current vital topics, such as Care of People who are Unhoused, Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Multimodal Pain Management, and more.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Primary Care, Seventh Edition equips students and healthcare providers with the knowledge and tools to provide optimal, person-centered care.

Nell obtained her CNM from State University of New York, Downstate University, and her MS in Midwifery from Philadelphia University.'Nell is a midwifery educator, author, and innovator. Nell is committed to reproductive and social justice, improving health equity, and optimizing perinatal health through excellence in midwifery practice. She has been adjunct faculty at Philadelphia University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.Nell has been involved in birth work since 1977.'She attained her Certified Nurse-Midwife credential in 1986 and practiced full scope midwifery for over two decades before transitioning to teaching and writing. One of her joys of practice was providing primary care to families. As a Certified RN First Assistant, (CRNFA), Nell honed her suturing skills in the operating room, primarily in OB/GYN and General Surgery. Nell began teaching suturing, midwife as first assistant, and perineal repair though in-person and virtual workshops in 1994.Nell’s writing and teaching passions are bridging the gaps between clinical practice and emerging evidence, and developing systems and educational programs that improve clinical care and outcomes. Nell is the original author of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery and Women’s Health,'now'Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Primary Care. Her current project is establishment of clinical competencies and tools to guide the teaching and learning of the essential skills for assessment and repair of birth-related tissue trauma.

Laura Manns-James, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNM, CNE, FACNM is a women’s health nurse-practitioner, a certified nurse-midwife, a certified nurse educator, a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM), and a Professor at Frontier Nursing University. Laura earned her midwifery and WHNP certificates from Frontier, a master’s degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve University, and a PhD in nursing research from Kent State University. Currently the Department Chair for women’s health at Frontier, Laura has taught women’s health and midwifery students since 2004, specializing in gynecologic care. Her clinical experience as a full-scope midwife and practice director centered on underserved populations in rural areas, and she helped establish one of the first integrated MAT and group prenatal care services in the country.Laura’s published dissertation research was funded by the ACNM Foundation Graduate Education Fellowship and the March of Dimes Graduate Nursing Scholarship. She has served on a multidisciplinary, Black-led research team to improve pregnancy outcomes for urban Black mothers and babies. She has additionally published papers on research methods relevant to health equity, including the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and hair cortisol collection in Black women. Most recently, she has written about health equity in birth center outcomes, and nursing ethics in the post-Dobbs era.Laura was an Associate Editor for the text Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery and Women’s Health, Sixth Edition, and served on the ACNM Racism in Midwifery Education Task Force. She was a developer of the ACNM’s'Addressing Racism and Advancing Equity in Midwifery Education: A Program Content Toolkit for Action. She has presented to national and international audiences on clinical, education, research, and health equity topics. Her current focus is on improving access to high-quality women’s and gender-related healthcare by increasing the women’s health nurse practitioner workforce nationwide.