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“mavis kirkham”

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  • The Midwife-Mother Relationship

    by Mavis Kirkham ...
    The foundation between midwife and mother is the foundation upon which maternity care depends. Covering completely new topics areas, the new edition of this ground-breaking text brings together classic and current research to establish key tenets for maternity care within hospital and home.This ground-breaking essential text reaffirms the fragility and the power of the relationship between midwife ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Informed Choice in Maternity Care

    by Mavis Kirkham ...
    Informed choice in maternity care is government policy and is therefore an important issue in the education of midwives and obstetricians. This book brings together key research in the area and provides a forum for the concerns of all involved. Contributors are drawn from a wide range of perspectives, including service users, lay support groups, midwives, social scientists, obstetricians, nursing ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Freebirth Stories

    by Mavis Kirkham, Nadine Edwards ...
    Increasing numbers of women choose to birth without the assistance of a midwife or a doctor. The stories in this book, contributed by women who have freebirthed across the UK, help to explain why. These women describe how they came to be thinking about freebirth, how they prepared for it, and how their births unfolded. For some it was part of a journey following difficult past experiences with ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tensions and Barriers in Improving Maternity Care

    The Story of a Birth Centre

    by Ruth Deery, Deborah Hughes, Mavis Kirkham ...
    We have written this book because the story it tells warrants a wide audience. We see the purpose of this book as informing discussion and decision-making around reconfigurations of maternity care, so that planning, communication, management and recruitment can be improved and shared vision articulated and understood.A" Throughout the world, women-centred care is gaining prominence in providing ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Midwives Coping with Loss and Grief

    Stillbirth, Professional and Personal Losses

    by Doreen Kenworthy, Mavis Kirkham ...
    The experience of stillbirth and other losses in pregnancy at what is usually a time of great joy is tragic for everyone involved, including midwifery professionals. Although research increasingly shows how profound the effects of loss can be, few studies have explored the effects of pregnancy loss - which often leads to other personal and professional traumas such as loss of autonomy or a ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Exploring the Dirty Side of Women's Health

    Edited by Mavis Kirkham ...
    In this book, a team of international contributors examine bodies, leakage and boundaries, illuminating the contradictions and dilemmas in women’s healthcare.Using the concept of pollution, this book highlights how women and health issues are categorised, and health workers and women are confined to roles and places defined as socially appropriate. The book explores in-depth current and historical ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Expertise Leadership and Collaborative Working

    Edited by Soo Downe, Sheena Byrom, Louise Simpson ...
    Series series Essential Midwifery Practice
    Leadership, expertise, and collaborative working are fundamental aspects of efficient and effective healthcare. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the general theories, principles and points of good practice in each of these three areas. This general literature is then contextualised by theoretical and practical implications for maternity care, and illustrated with in-depth case studies ... Read more

    $42.00 USD

  • Becoming a Midwife

    Edited by Rosemary Mander, Valerie Fleming ...
    What is the reality of being a midwife in the twenty-first century? What is it like to help and support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth and into motherhood? What roles can midwives play in society?This new edition of the popular text, Becoming a Midwife, explores what it is to be a midwife, looking at the factors that make midwifery such a special profession, as well as some of the ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Homebirth Handbook

    How to have your baby calmly and safely at home

    by Annie Francis ...
    The majority of babies throughout the world are born at home and it is mainly in developed countries (and mostly in the past few decades) that going to hospital to have your baby has become the norm.This is all set to change as more and more evidence comes to light about the positive outcomes of homebirths. With inspirational stories from women who have had successful homebirth experiences, you'll ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Birth Crisis

    by Sheila Kitzinger ...
    One new mother in twenty is diagnosed with traumatic stress after childbirth. In Birth Crisis Sheila Kitzinger explores the disempowerment and anxiety experienced by these women. Key topics discussed include:increasing intervention in pregnancythe shift in emphasis from relationships to technology in childbirthhow family, friends and professional caregivers can reach out to traumatized mothershow ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Better Now

    Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians

    by Dr. Danielle Martin ...
    Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018Dr. Danielle Martin sees the challenges in our health care system every day. As a family doctor and a hospital vice president, she observes how those deficiencies adversely affect patients. And as a health policy expert, she knows how to close those gaps. A passionate believer in the value of fairness that underpins the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: Weaving Ancient Wisdom With Modern Knowledge

    by Rachel Reed ...
    It's time for a childbirth revolution. The modern approach to maternity care fails women, families and care providers with outdated practices that centre the needs of institutions rather than individuals. In this book, Rachel Reed weaves history, science and research with the experiences of women and care providers to create a holistic, evidence-based framework for understanding birth. Reclaiming ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus