Encompassing the entire scope of the practice of midwifery, Varney's Midwifery covers the provision of primary care to women from puberty through senescence, including the maternity cycle and primary care of the well newborn. This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect current midwifery practice. It contains ten new chapters, including Basics of Management of Care, Health Care Issues for Women, Safe Motherhood, Health Maintenance, Nutrition, Primary Health Care, Pharmacology, and Common Diagnoses in Women's Health. Four new skills chapters have also been added, including endometrial biopsy.