Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand Edition

Practical, evidence-based and grounded in woman-centred care, Skills for Midwifery Practice Australia and New Zealand 3rd edition is the essential clinical skills guide for midwifery students across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Written by an experienced team of Australian and New Zealand midwifery educators, this comprehensive text provides clear guidance on more than 110 midwifery skills across pregnancy, labour and birth, and postnatal care. Each skill is presented in a logical, step-by-step format, supported by concise theory and evidence explaining the physiology and clinical reasoning that underpin safe, confident practice.

Aligned with the NMBA (Australia) Midwife Standards for Practice and the Midwifery Council (New Zealand) Midwifery Scope of Practice and Standards of Competence, the text reflects current guidelines, policies, terminology and medication administration requirements. Models of care-including continuity of care and the lead maternity carer models-are integrated throughout, with a strong emphasis on supporting physiological birth.

Midwife wellbeing and self-care are recognised as essential components of sustainable practice.
New to this edition

• New chapters on breech support, emergency skills in labour and birth, and communication and collaboration
• Updated terminology reflecting contemporary woman-centred care
• Increased focus on normalising and supporting physiological birth

Trusted by educators and valued by students, this text prepares you to provide safe, respectful and evidence-informed care across the childbearing continuum