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Choices in pregnancy and childbirth : a guide to options for health professionals, midwives, holistic practitioners, and parents / John Wilks ; illustrations by Martin Gordon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilks, John, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pregnancy.
- Holistic medicine.
- Maternal and infant welfare.
- Parturition.
- Patient participation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (370 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Singing Dragon, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This clear, balanced and well-researched presentation of the various holistic options for treating mothers and babies during pregnancy and childbirth enables practitioners to create the best possible outcomes for mother and baby. It offers practical tips to make childbirth a positive and safe experience and advice for when things don't go to plan.
- Contents:
- CHOICES in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide to Options for Health Professionals, Midwives, Holistic Practitioners, and Parents; TERMINOLOGY; DISCLAIMER; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHAT CHOICES DO WOMEN REALLY HAVE?; 2. BIRTH FROM THE BABY'S PERSPECTIVE; 3. HOW DO WE VIEW PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND BABIES?; 4. AWARENESS AND CONSCIOUSNESS IN PREGNANCY; 5. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN PREGNANCY; 6. STRATEGIES TO HELP MOOD AND POSITIVITY; 7. MANAGING SLEEP IN PREGNANCY; 8. TESTS IN PREGNANCY; 9. ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND OTHER MEDICATION DURING PREGNANCY; 10. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES IN PREGNANCY
- 11. OPTIMAL FETAL POSITIONING12. THE SECRET LIFE OF THE SPHINCTER; 13. HOME OR HOSPITAL?; 14. NATURAL STRATEGIES FOR PAIN RELIEF IN CHILDBIRTH; 15. WATERBIRTHS; 16. SPIRITUAL CHILDBIRTH AND SPIRITUAL MIDWIFERY; 17. PHYSICAL IMPRINTING AT BIRTH; 18. EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF BIRTH; 19. PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR AND CHILDBIRTH; 20. INDUCTION; 21. CAESAREANS; 22. INTERVENTIONS AT BIRTH; 23. THE MICROBIOME; 24. BABIES AFTER BIRTH; 25. THE ROLE OF MIDWIVES; 26. THERAPIES FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES AFTER BIRTH; 27. A NOTE ON CRYING AND SLEEP; 28. BARRIERS TO CHANGE; CONCLUSIONS
- APPENDIX 1. NUTRITION IN PRE-CONCEPTION AND PREGNANCYAPPENDIX 2. RESOURCES, FURTHER READING AND CONTACTS; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHIES; SUBJECT INDEX; Blank Page; AUTHOR INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780857011671
- 0857011677
- OCLC:
- 916906100
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