''With Women: Midwives experiences: from shift work to continuity of care'' is the fourth book from

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writer David Vernon. The book is an edited

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of midwives' experiences of moving from providing care in a shift work environment to providing care in a continuity-of-care model. The experiences described are diverse, ranging from descriptions of

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and

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to autonomous practice within a team environment working with

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. The book has a preface written by

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, a foreword by Dr Sally Tracy, and conclusions written by Justine Caines and Dr Jenny Gamble. The book was released on 31 May 2007.

External links

With Women websiteDavid Vernon's Home Page
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