Essential midwifery practice : intrapartum care

Walsh, Denis, 1955- (Added Author). Downe, Soo. (Added Author).

Summary: Intrapartum care has undergone profound changes over the past 50 years. This book examines these changes and their intersection in midwifery practice, in particular their impact on the role of the midwife during labour and birth. Addressing a wide range of topics surrounding normal birth, this unique and diverse book provides an up-to-date, holistic overview of current knowledge, research and practice. The contributions from experts in the field include discussion of the evolution of intrapartum care and debates about childbirth education, as well as looking at birth environments, labour rhyth.

Record details

ISBN: 9781405176989
ISBN: 1405176989
Physical Description: print
xiii, 306 pages ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Evolution of Current Systems of Intrapartum Care / Denis Walsh -- Ch. 2 Debates about Knowledge and Intrapartum Care / Soo Downe -- Ch. 3 Childbirth Education: Politics, Equality and Relevance / Mary Nolan -- Ch. 4 Birth Environment / Denis Walsh -- Ch. 5 Labour Rhythms / Denis Walsh -- Ch. 6 Evidence for Neonatal Transition and the First Hour of Life / Judith Mercer / Debra Erikson-Owens -- Ch. 7 Midwifery Presence: Philosophy, Science and Art / Nicky Leap / Holly Powell Kennedy / Tricia Anderson -- Ch. 8 Skills for Working with (the Woman in) Pain / Rosemary Mander -- Ch. 9 Complementary Therapies in Labour: A Woman-Centred Approach / Denise Tiran -- Ch. 10 Midwifery Skills for Normalising Unusual Labours / Soo Downe / Verena Schmid -- Ch. 11 Psychology and Labour Experience: Birth as a Peak Experience / Gill Thompson -- Ch. 12 Sexuality in Labour and Birth: An Intimate Perspective / Sarah Buckley -- Ch. 13 Spirituality and Labour Care / Jenny Hall -- Ch. 14 How Midwives Should Organise to Provide Intrapartum Care / Chris McCourt -- Ch. 15 Feminisms and Intrapartum Care / Mary Stewart -- Ch. 16 Towards Salutogenic Birth in the 21st Century / Soo Downe.