Normal Childbirth: Evidence and Debate

Normal Childbirth: Evidence and Debate

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Author: Susan Downe (Professor of Midwifery Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK)

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 216


9 11/16 X 7 7/16 in Section 1: Ways of Seeing 1. From being to becoming: reconstructi ng childbirth knowledge 2. The role of pain in normal birth and t he empowerment of women 3. Birth and spirituality Section 2: Aspects of normality 4. Normal birth: womens' stories 5 . Midwives' practices in eleven UK maternity units 6. Midwives co nstructing 'normal birth' Section 3: Evidence 7. Risk, saf ety and the study of physiological birth 8. The early pushing urg e: practice and discourse 9. Foetal to neonatal transition: first , do no harm 10. Promoting normal birth: weighing the evidence 11. Aspects of a controversy: summary and debate



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Susan Downe (Professor of Midwifery Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK)

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 216


9 11/16 X 7 7/16 in Section 1: Ways of Seeing 1. From being to becoming: reconstructi ng childbirth knowledge 2. The role of pain in normal birth and t he empowerment of women 3. Birth and spirituality Section 2: Aspects of normality 4. Normal birth: womens' stories 5 . Midwives' practices in eleven UK maternity units 6. Midwives co nstructing 'normal birth' Section 3: Evidence 7. Risk, saf ety and the study of physiological birth 8. The early pushing urg e: practice and discourse 9. Foetal to neonatal transition: first , do no harm 10. Promoting normal birth: weighing the evidence 11. Aspects of a controversy: summary and debate