Promoting Normal Birth: Research, Reflections and Guidelines (Fresh Heart Books for Better Birth): Research, Reflections & Guidelines (British Edition) - Brossura

Sylvie Donna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1906619069 ISBN 13: 9781906619060

Casa editrice: Fresh Heart Publishing, 2011

Riassunto

An international collaboration of lecturers, practitioners and researchers. Each chapter considers a topic relevant to normalising maternity care. Topics include: routine interventions • epidurals • physiological third and fourth stages • longer labours and approaches to monitoring / intervention • most effective models of care • birth centres • home birth • mental health • doulas • reasons for intervention • links between research and practice • harmonising models of birth • caseload midwifery • including 'normality' on medical training courses • the symbolic value of birth • developments in China, the UAE, Brazil and other countries where dramatic changes are taking place (e.g. in sub-Saharan Africa) • the 'natural' caesarean • individual agents for change • intrapartum best practice • ways of supporting women labouring without pharmacological pain relief • water birth • VBAC • the role of regulatory bodies • ways of publicising your work • communication for best results • review of progress and pointers for future research. Questions and extracts provide stimulating reflection and seminar material. For midwives, obstetricians, GPs, doulas and other maternity caregivers. "I strongly recommend this book to midwives, obstetricians, doctors and hospital administrators. It carefully reviews the scientific data." Marsden Wagner-who was director of Women's and Children's Health at the World Health Organization for 15 years, before his retirement. Questions and extracts provide stimulating reflection and seminar material. For midwives, obstetricians, GPs, doulas and other maternity caregivers. "I strongly recommend this book to midwives, obstetricians, doctors and hospital administrators. It carefully reviews the scientific data." Marsden Wagner-who was director of Women's and Children's Health at the World Health Organization for 15 years, before his retirement

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Informazioni sull'autore

Material and chapters are written by 38 researchers and/or practitioners from around the world: Els Hendrix (Belgium), Michael Klein (Canada), Kathleen Fahy and Carolyn Hastie (Australia), Sarah Davies (UK), Robbie Davis-Floyd (USA), Susan Rutledge Stapleton (USA), Ole Olsen (Denmark), Shannon Senefeld (USA), Adela Stockton (UK), Ricardo Herbert-Jones (Brazil), Jette Aaroe Clausen (Denmark), Verena Schmid (Italy), Trudy Stevens (UK), Linda Wylie, Karen McDonald, Evelyn Mohammed and Madge Russell (UK), Celine Lemay (Canada), Mandy Forrester (UK), Anshi Pan and Ngai Fen Cheung (China), Jenny Smith (UK), Asheya Hennessey (Canada), Jan Tritten (USA), Heba Zaphiriou-Zarifi (USA/Middle East), Lesley Page (UK), Ami Goldstein (USA), Alex Smith (UK), Dianne Garland (UK), Valerie Bader (USA), Helene Vadeboncoeur (Canada), Susan Way (UK), Naoli Vinaver (Mexico), Sylvie Donna (UK), Soo Downe (UK) and Suzanne Arms (USA).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Fresh Heart Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1906619069
• ISBN 13: 9781906619060
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 372
• Redattore: Sylvie Donna
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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