Overview

Care of the Mother and Newborn, in this new, revised edition, has been developed for the continuing education of health care professionals. The interactive text helps the learner to explore: * the notion of the family in today's society * the experience of women during pregnancy and childbirth, and the resources available to support them and their families * their own attitudes, beliefs and experience, as well as those of friends, colleagues and the client group to which they are attached.

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Author:   Joanna E. Trevelyan ,  Jill Fardell
Publisher:   Pan Macmillan
Imprint:   Macmillan
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.292kg
ISBN:  

9780333647363

ISBN 10:   033364736
Pages:   74
Publication Date:   15 January 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION - The Purpose of This Module - How to Use This Module - The Community Profile - Building Your Community Profile - THE FAMILY - Personal Beliefs About the Family - Changing Models of the Family - Changing Attitudes to the Family - Choices about having Children - SUPPORTING WOMEN IN PREGNANCY - The Impact of Pregnancy - Learning about Reproduction - Sources of Information - Meeting the Needs of Particular Groups - What do Women think of Antenatal Services? - THE EXPERIENCE OF PREGNANCY - Recognising Pregnancy - Confirming Pregnancy - Being Pregnant - Antenatal Care: What does it entail? - Health Education and Antenatal Care - THE EXPERIENCE OF BIRTH - What happens in Labour? - The Stages of Labour - How do Women Know when Labour has begun? - Choices in Labour - Coping with Labour - Monitoring the Progress of Labour - Pain Relief - ADAPTING TO A NEW LIFE - Adapting to Extra-uterine Life - General Observations on the Care of the Newborn - Feeding - Adapting to Motherhood - EXPECTATIONS AND REALITY - Our Expectations in Relation to Childbirth - Society's Expectations of Childbearing - The Pursuit of Perfection - Problems with Pregnancy - Health Problems in Pregnancy - Complicated Labour and Delivery - After the Birth - Conclusion - References

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