Description: "Varney's Midwifery reflects current evidence-based guidelines. The Seventh Edition addresses care of women throughout the lifespan, including primary care, gynecology, maternity care in a variety of settings, and newborn care. It also provides new content on social determinants of health, the changing face of the population, and the population that midwives serve. It is known as the gold standard for midwifery practice"--
Brief description: Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Brown University, a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master's degree in nursing from University of Washington, and a PhD in nursing from Washington State University. He has been active in midwifery practice, teaching, and research for many years. He has been a midwifery educator for 14 years and is currently an Associate Professor of Nursing at University of Washington School of Nursing. His research focuses on mindfulness interventions during pregnancy and early parenting, reducing the stigma of perinatal opioid disorder, and increasing workforce diversity in midwifery and biomedical science. He has published in midwifery, nursing, and multidisciplinary journals. His awards include the American College of Nurse-Midwives Foundation Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Peer Reviewer from the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. He has been a deputy editor for the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health since 2021 and is a member of the Maternal Mortality Review Panel for Washington State. He is a fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and American Academy of Nursing.