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Supporting Autistic people through pregnancy and childbirth / Hayley Morgan, Emma Durman, and Karen Henry ; forewords by Carly Jones, Wenn B. Lawson, and Sheena Byrom.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pregnancy in women with disabilities.
- Pregnancy in mentally ill women.
- Autism spectrum disorders--Complications.
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Autistic women--Health and hygiene.
- Autistic women.
- Childbirth--Psychological aspects.
- Childbirth.
- Pregnancy--Complications.
- Pregnancy.
- Pregnant People--psychology.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder--complications.
- Pregnancy Complications.
- Parturition--psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Pregnant People--psychology.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder--complications.
- Pregnancy Complications.
- Parturition--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2024.
- Summary:
- This comprehensive and accessible guide is for every birthing and health professional looking to improve their care during pregnancy, birth, and aftercare for autistic women. With a distinct lack of scientifically approached work in this area, this much-needed book takes an intersectional, feminist approach and covers the background of modern birth practices and autism as a diagnosis. With intersectionality as a core feature, the impact of cultural differences, underdiagnoses, stigma, and stereotypes amongst ethnic minorities is also included. It discusses how pain functions in the autistic brain as well as co-occurring conditions such as alexithymia, chronic pain, epilepsy, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. This multidisciplinary author team includes two well-established autism experts, and an experienced midwife and lecturer who provides invaluable birthing insight, as well as approaches for sensation management during birth, insider knowledge on midwifery protocols, and accessible tools for autistic pregnant people and families to use.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the text
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Let's Celebrate Getting to Six Months and the Value in Continuing
- 3. Conversations with Others and the Role of the Partner
- 4. Solid Food Alongside Breastfeeding
- 5. Breastfeeding and Sleep
- 6. Returning to Work
- 7. Nursing Manners and Communicating Limits
- 8. Common Problems and Challenges
- 9. Getting Pregnant Again
- 10. Ending Breastfeeding
- 11. Family Stories
- References
- Further resources
- Subject Index
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Morgan, Hayley Supporting Autistic People Through Pregnancy and Childbirth
- ISBN:
- 1-83997-106-1
- 9781839971068
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