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Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship
Theory for Practice, Education and Research
- 1st Edition - May 23, 2008
- Authors: Kathleen Fahy, Maralyn Foureur, Carolyn Hastie
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 8 8 7 0 - 3
Midwives and other healthcare providers are grappling with the issue of rising intervention rates in childbirth and trying to identify ways to reverse the trend. It is… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMidwives and other healthcare providers are grappling with the issue of rising intervention rates in childbirth and trying to identify ways to reverse the trend. It is increasingly accepted that intervention in childbirth has long-term consequences for women and their children. Birth Territory provides practical, evidence-based ideas for restructuring the birth territory to facilitate normal birth.
- Links new research findings to birth environments and outcomes.
- Describes the elements of an ideal birthing environment.
- Suggests how to modify existing maternity services to achieve optimal results.
- Investigates the links between the experiences of women and babies, and outcomes.
- Explores the effects of legal and socio-political factors.
- No. of pages: 198
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 23, 2008
- Imprint: Books for Midwives
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750688703
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Kathleen Fahy
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Midwifery and Head of Discipline, School Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaMF
Maralyn Foureur
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Midwifery,Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health,University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaCH
Carolyn Hastie
Affiliations and expertise
Midwifery Manager, Obstetric & Gynecology Department, Belmont Birthing Service, Hunter New England Health, Australia