The Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife is an essential guide for all student midwives who want to become competent practitioners. It provides students with an understanding of the standards of competency required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to enable them to gain entry to the midwives' part of the register as a registered midwife. Thoroughly re-written and updated to include the latest 2012 NMC standards for pre-registration midwifery education, this invaluable textbook explores: - Effective communication and documentation - Confidentiality - Interdisciplinary working - The fundamentals of antenatal, Intrapartum, and postnatal care - Assessment and examination of the newborn baby - Medication - Public Health - Clinical Decision Making - Evidence-based Practice With case studies, top tips, activities and questions throughout, and a brand new chapter on The Midwife and Public Health, The Student's Guide to Bec oming a Midwife is ideal for all pre-registration student midwives. Special features: - New edition of a successful textbook for student midwives - Extensive case studies and activities throughout - Incorporates the newly revised and updated NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery education - Has a strong focus on normal birth - The only text of its type that describes in detail the standards of education required to achieve NMC standards of competence as demanded by the NMC.