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Midwifery Practice

Core Topics 3: Postnatal

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Jo Alexander
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  2. Carolyn Roth
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  3. Valerie Levy
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  • Builds on the success of an established and popular series
    Provides a fresh perspective on postnatal midwifery care, taking into account the major developments of the last few years
    Combines academic rigor with practical applications

Part of the book series: Midwifery Practice (MIPRA)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Reflections on midwifery care and the postnatal period

    • Tricia Anderson, Jane Podkolinski
    Pages 1-18

  3. The need to talk after birth: evaluating new services

    • Sally Marchant, Jo Garcia
    Pages 19-28

  4. Perinatal grief: understanding the bereaved and their carers

    • Rosemary Mander
    Pages 29-50

  5. From pregnancy to lactation: changing relations between mother and baby — a biological perspective

    • Mary McNabb, Suzanne Colson
    Pages 51-65

  6. Breastfeeding update

    • Sally Inch
    Pages 66-82

  7. Sexual health in the postnatal period

    • Jill Stewart-Moore
    Pages 83-99

  8. Domestic violence and pregnancy: a midwifery issue

    • Chris Bewley, Andy Gibbs
    Pages 100-112

  9. Empowerment — a gift bestowed or withheld?

    • Gillian Fletcher, Elisabeth Buggins
    Pages 113-128

  10. Organisation of postnatal care and related issues

    • Debra Bick
    Pages 129-142

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 143-146
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About this book

The latest volume in this series revisits topics particularly pertinent to the postnatal period. It makes a timely contribution to the literature in the context of recent developments in the organisation of midwifery care, the emphasis on woman-centred care and empowerment, and the reclaiming by midwives of the normal birth and puerperium.

About the authors

JO ALEXANDER is Reader in Midwifery at The Institute for Healthcare Studies, University of Bournemouth.

VALERIE LEVY is Professor of Midwifery at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

CAROLYN ROTH is Lecturer in Midwifery at City University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Midwifery Practice

  • Book Subtitle: Core Topics 3: Postnatal

  • Editors: Jo Alexander, Carolyn Roth, Valerie Levy

  • Series Title: Midwifery Practice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15038-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 160

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Nursing

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