Psychology for Midwives: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium (UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare) (PDF)

By Maureen Raynor, Carole England
This accessible, evidence-based book explores how important it is for midwives to understand the psychological aspects of care, in order to create positive experiences for mothers and families. The book provides simple explanations for why psychological care matters in midwifery practice and uses different theoretical perspectives of psychology to illustrate how it fundamentally contributes to good midwifery practice.
The book addresses many core concepts and principles of psychology, including:

Mother-midwife relationship
Emotions during the childbearing continuum
Perinatal mental illness
Communications in midwifery practice
The birth environment
Stress and anxiety
Providing support to families
Attachment and bonding

Reflective questions, activities, illustrations, tables, summary boxes and a glossary help readers navigate the book.Psychology for Midwives is essential reading for all midwives, students and allied health care professionals interested in the psychological dimensions of childbearing.
Product Details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00F53MBTU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2010
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0335240340
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