Varney's Midwifery, 7th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781284250565 ISBN-10: 1284250563 Copyright: 2024 Edition: 7th Author: Phillippi, Julia, Kantrowitz-Gordon, Ira, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 91 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Rebeca Barroso,  DNP, MSN  (Saint Catherine University) Description This evidence-based book, widely used as a core textbook in nurse-midwifery, midwifery, and women's health education throughout the United States, provides a full compendium of the most up-to-date didactic knowledge and clinical skills necessary for the safe clinical practice of midwifery. Purpose The purpose of this book is to continue to serve as the gold standard in the practice of midwifery in the US. Audience The book's primary audience is comprised of pre-certification nurse-midwifery and midwifery students, instructors and professors, professional midwives, and women's health practitioners. The section editors on anatomy and physiology, primary care, intrapartum, newborn, and sexual, gynecologic, and reproductive health care are recognized authorities in these areas. The chapter authors originate from practices across the country and are experts in the subjects under discussion in each of the 39 chapters. Features The book contains seven comprehensive sections: midwifery (including context and professional foundations); primary care; sexual, gynecologic, and reproductive health care; antepartum; intrapartum; postpartum; and newborn. New to this edition is the incorporation of the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice (2020). This edition provides new techniques for screening and diagnosing across the lifespan, chronic conditions in pregnancy, and updated information on health equity promotion. The seventh edition's section on sexual, gynecologic, and reproductive health care is more comprehensive and detailed than the previous edition's gynecology section, with chapters on sexuality, menstrual cycle abnormalities, fertility, breast and chest conditions, and gender-affirming care. Assessment The book continues to evolve, with each new edition reflecting the growth in the midwifery knowledge base and associated clinical practices. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 1 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 4 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 4 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 4 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 4 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 5 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.