Midwives, Research and Childbirth Volume 1 / by Sarah Robinson, Ann M. Thomson.

This volume is the first in a series which brings together studies of par­ ticular relevance to the care provided by midwives for childbearing women and their families. The series is intended primarily for midwives but we hope that other health professionals involved in the maternity services, as we...

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Main Authors: Robinson, Sarah (Author), Thomson, Ann M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1989.
Edition:1st ed. 1989.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Research and midwifery
  • 2 Caring for childbearing women: the interrelationship between midwifery and medical responsibilities
  • 3 Recording an obstetric history or relating to a pregnant woman? A study of the antenatal booking interview
  • 4 Psychosocial effectiveness of antenatal and postnatal care
  • 5 Placental grading as a test of fetal well-being
  • 6 Midwives and information-giving during labour
  • 7 Is anyone out there still giving enemas?
  • 8 Postnatal care and adjustment to motherhood
  • 9 Midwives’ and mothers’ perceptions of motherhood
  • 10 Models of childbirth and social class: a study of 80 working class primigravidae
  • 11 Why don’t women breast feed?.