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This latest volume in the immensely popular Midwifery Practice Series deals with a further set of important issues, this time drawn from all three stages of care during pregnancy. The chapter structure adopted in the first three books is retained, and, as before, presentation of a broad-ranging survey and analysis of key research literature placed in the context of clinical practice is the guiding philosophy behind the whole book.

This fifth volume in the immensely popular series introduces new topics of Midwifery Practice and revisits some topics already discussed in previous volumes. The accessible chapter structure remains the same and a broad range of research themes are presented across the three stages of midwifery practice. The guiding philosophy behind this series is to present research topics within the context of clinical practice and in this volume the editors have put together a subject range which will be of interest to all practicing midwives and students.

Modern midwifery practice should be based on the findings of up-to-date research, which is necessarily changing and dynamic. The Midwifery Practice Series was specifically designed to enable busy practitioners and students to have access to a broad-ranging survey and analysis of the literature in a form that draws out the research-based implications for practice. With the Core Topics' books the Midwifery Practice series is relaunched and updated. The latest research findings and the implications for midwifery care in the wake of the 'Changing Childbirth' report are considered, along with seminal earlier work. The relationship between critically reviewed research findings and good practice remains essential.

This second Core Topics volume specially refers to labour and delivery. The latest findings and the implications for modern midwifery are considered, along with earlier work. The relationship between critically renewed research studies and good practice remains.

The latest volume in this series revisits topics particularly pertinent to the postnatal period. It makes a timely contribution to the literature in the context of recent developments in the organisation of midwifery care, the emphasis on woman-centred care and empowerment, and the reclaiming by midwives of the normal birth and puerperium.

This latest volume in the immensely popular Midwifery Practice Series deals with a further set of important issues, this time drawn from all three stages of care during pregnancy. The chapter structure adopted in the first three books is retained, and, as before, presentation of a broad-ranging survey and analysis of key research literature placed in the context of clinical practice is the guiding philosophy behind the whole book.

This fifth volume in the immensely popular series introduces new topics of Midwifery Practice and revisits some topics already discussed in previous volumes. The accessible chapter structure remains the same and a broad range of research themes are presented across the three stages of midwifery practice. The guiding philosophy behind this series is to present research topics within the context of clinical practice and in this volume the editors have put together a subject range which will be of interest to all practicing midwives and students.

Modern midwifery practice should be based on the findings of up-to-date research, which is necessarily changing and dynamic. The Midwifery Practice Series was specifically designed to enable busy practitioners and students to have access to a broad-ranging survey and analysis of the literature in a form that draws out the research-based implications for practice. With the Core Topics'' books the Midwifery Practice series is relaunched and updated. The latest research findings and the implications for midwifery care in the wake of the ''Changing Childbirth'' report are considered, along with seminal earlier work. The relationship between critically reviewed research findings and good practice remains essential.

This second Core Topics volume specially refers to labour and delivery. The latest findings and the implications for modern midwifery are considered, along with earlier work. The relationship between critically renewed research studies and good practice remains.

The latest volume in this series revisits topics particularly pertinent to the postnatal period. It makes a timely contribution to the literature in the context of recent developments in the organisation of midwifery care, the emphasis on woman-centred care and empowerment, and the reclaiming by midwives of the normal birth and puerperium.

La vida adulta ha separado a la atractiva Palas de su joven medio hermano menor, Héctor, que vive en Londres. No obstante, un acontecimiento familiar volverá a reunirlos y los obligará a recordar juntos por qué parecen condenados a estar completamente separados o del todo unidos, pues para ellos no existe la posibilidad de mantener una prudente distancia. Jo Alexander da vida a dos personajes movidos por una pasión inconcebible y arrebatadora que parece desafiar, como en la tragedia clásica, a los implacables dioses. Pero ¿será posible vencer a las divinidades en el mundo moderno?"El tema troncal es el incesto. Es una relación consentida y mostrada con sensualidad y belleza, sin caer en ningún momento en la mediocridad".Lluís Llort, El Punt Avui"Una elegante y preciosista prosa que compite con la "fealdad" y oscuridad de los temas abordados. Palas y Héctor es la demostración definitiva de cómo un libro breve, con pocos personajes, con una historia clásica y hasta desagradable, puede removernos por dentro y hacernos reflexionar y enfrentarnos a nuestras ideas y a nosotros mismos. De buena literatura sabe mucho Jo Alexander, una autora diferente".Eva Losada, Libros y Literatura"Palas y Héctor se expanden, se nublan los ojos de calor. Saben que llegará el momento de tomar una decisión, de atreverse a amar. Y en su decisión, en lo que les lleva a ella, se contiene la intensidad y el misterio de esta novela. Su amor es de otro mundo, no de este".Félix Gutiérrez, Zenda libros"La autora se limita a contar una historia de amor entre hermanos. Si hay algo oscuro es la imposibilidad de ese amor ante la sociedad. En el fondo, una tragedia en la que la fatalidad no deja de tener un papel como en las tragedias griegas".Francisco Martínez Bouzas, Brújulas y Espirales

'Sword of Destiny is the continuation of an adventure spanning nearly 4500 years. At the end of the twentieth century the wealthy and somewhat quirky archaeologist James Hoffman unexpectedly comes across the lost journal of his great-grandfather that could help him solve a century-old mystery. At the same time, he finds what he feels is true love, and blindly sets off in pursuit of both, just as the gods of Fate had planned he should. But his quest leads him along a way he never foresaw or intended, with results that would shake him to the core and change his life and destiny forever, if he can manage to stay alive.'

'Sword of Ages is a novel set amongst the ancient civilizations in the dim world of proto-history, and in a time when fact and magic blurred into an indistinct religion. From the burning wastes of the Arabian desert Yusuf, the six-fingered little orphan boy, is catapulted headlong into trauma and the new life the gods destined for him. Educated in the arcane sciences by his kindly mentor he inherits the Sword of Ages, only to discover the terrible burdens that duty and love can bring. Finding purpose in his search for the fabled Hall of Records and for the love of his life, he travels amongst the bloodshed and beauty of the ancient world as a warrior-prophet in search of his destiny.'