Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship
Theory for Practice, Education and Research
- 1 Edición - 23 de mayo de 2008
- Última edición
- Autores: Kathleen Fahy, Maralyn Foureur, Carolyn Hastie
- Idioma: Inglés
Midwives and other healthcare providers are grappling with the issue of rising intervention rates in childbirth and trying to identify ways to reverse the trend. It is… Leer más
Descripción
Descripción
Midwives and other healthcare providers are grappling with the issue of rising intervention rates in childbirth and trying to identify ways to reverse the trend. It is increasingly accepted that intervention in childbirth has long-term consequences for women and their children. Birth Territory provides practical, evidence-based ideas for restructuring the birth territory to facilitate normal birth.
Puntos claves
Puntos claves
- Links new research findings to birth environments and outcomes.
- Describes the elements of an ideal birthing environment.
- Suggests how to modify existing maternity services to achieve optimal results.
- Investigates the links between the experiences of women and babies, and outcomes.
- Explores the effects of legal and socio-political factors.
Índice
Índice
Introduction
Section 1: Theories and Practices
1 Power and the Social Construction of Birth Territory
2 Theorising Birth Territory
3 Midwifery Guardianship: Reclaiming the Sacred in Birth
4 Territories of the Self and Spiritual Practices During Childbirth
Section 2: Physiology and the Physical Space
5 Creating Birth Space to Enable Undisturbed Birth
6 The Spiritual and Emotional Territory of the Unborn and Newborn Baby
7 Creating Physical Space
Part 1 The moving, feeling and dreaming body guides architectural design
Part 2 Putting the principles into practice
Section 3: Midwives, Obstetricians and the Maternity Services
8 Being a midwife to midwifery: transforming midwifery services
9 Birth Territory: The role of the obstetrician
10 From Ideal to Real: The interface between Birth Territory and the Maternity Service Organisation
Glossary
Index
Section 1: Theories and Practices
1 Power and the Social Construction of Birth Territory
2 Theorising Birth Territory
3 Midwifery Guardianship: Reclaiming the Sacred in Birth
4 Territories of the Self and Spiritual Practices During Childbirth
Section 2: Physiology and the Physical Space
5 Creating Birth Space to Enable Undisturbed Birth
6 The Spiritual and Emotional Territory of the Unborn and Newborn Baby
7 Creating Physical Space
Part 1 The moving, feeling and dreaming body guides architectural design
Part 2 Putting the principles into practice
Section 3: Midwives, Obstetricians and the Maternity Services
8 Being a midwife to midwifery: transforming midwifery services
9 Birth Territory: The role of the obstetrician
10 From Ideal to Real: The interface between Birth Territory and the Maternity Service Organisation
Glossary
Index
Detalles del producto
Detalles del producto
- Edición: 1
- Última edición
- Publicado: 23 de mayo de 2008
- Idioma: Inglés
Sobre los autores
Sobre los autores
KF
Kathleen Fahy
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Midwifery and Head of Discipline, School Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaMF
Maralyn Foureur
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Midwifery,Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health,University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaCH
Carolyn Hastie
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Midwifery Manager, Obstetric & Gynecology Department, Belmont Birthing Service, Hunter New England Health, Australia