Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary has been an invaluable educational and professional resource for generations of midwives and students. Now in its Ninth Edition, the Dictionary has been radically but sensitively revised to include well over 100 new terms and definitions, reflecting the vast array of changes and developments in midwifery training and practice. In addition to the illustrated definitions section, there are 18 Appendices, with new and expanded information on: Antenatal Investigations Apgar Score Postpartum Haemorrhage P.V. Examination of Fetal Position Social Security Benefits Useful Addresses Features: * Thoroughly revised * Illustrated * Includes many new terms & definitions * New appendices * The only dictionary of its kind