Supportive care and midwifery / / Rosemary Mander

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145735003321
• Autore: Mander Rosemary
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Blackwell Science, , 2001
• ISBN: 1-281-31841-8; 9786611318413; 0-470-69043-7; 0-470-68016-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Disciplina: 618.2
• Soggetti: Midwifery; Maternal health services; Prenatal care
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Supportive Care and Midwifery; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Making sense of support; Terminology; The nature of support; How social support works; Issues; Support and health; Conclusion; 2 Systems of health care and maternity care provision; Issues in the organisation of health care; Issues in the organisation of maternity care; Three systems of maternity care; Discussion; 3 The provision of support during childbearing; Stress in childbearing; The effects of support in childbearing; Informal carers; Conclusion; 4 Supportive midwifery care; Evaluative methods; Evaluative criteriaSupport in innovative midwifery care; Supportive midwifery care at discrete points in the childbearing cycle; Conclusion; 5 Support in labour; Research related issues; The research; The non-institutional birth environment; Conclusion; 6 The doula; Origins and meanings; The doula's characteristics; The significance of the doula; Implications for other maternity personnel; Conclusion; 7 Support for the carer; Staff support in general; Nurses' support; Burnout; Supervision; A research project; Summary; 8 Conclusion; Analysis of the situation; The relevance of the research; Comparable scenarios; Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book considers the broad range of support given to mothers including social, psychological and clinical. It also looks at the provision of this service and how different models have been set up internationally to fulfill this important function. It brings together the latest research findings, which examine the nature of care that is provided and consider what constitutes effective and efficient support. This aspect of care is considered a crucial part of the increasing and expanding role of the midwife.