Psychology for midwives

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-335-24034-0
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

This accessible, evidence-based book explores how important it is for midwives to understand the psychological aspects of care, in order to create positive experiences for mothers and families. The book provides simple explanations for why psychological care matters in midwifery practice and uses different theoretical perspectives of psychology to illustrate how it fundamentally contributes to good midwifery practice.

The book addresses many core concepts and principles of psychology, including:

- Mother-midwife relationship

- Emotions during the childbearing continuum

- Perinatal mental illness

- Communications in midwifery practice

- The birth environment

- Stress and anxiety

- Providing support to families

- Attachment and bonding



Reflective questions, activities, illustrations, tables, summary boxes and a glossary help readers navigate the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raynor, Maureen D

England, Carole

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Theoretical approaches to psychology and their application to midwifery practice

The mother-midwife relationship

Emotions during pregnancy, labour and puerperium

Perinatal mental illness

The psychology of communication in midwifery practice

The birth environment

The psychology of stress, anxiety and coping.

Psychosocial support

Attachment and bonding: the midwife's role in supporting parent-baby relationships.

Psychological Care Matters

Über Autor(innen)

Maureen D Raynor is a practicing midwife, supervisor of midwives and lectures on midwifery at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Carole England is a practicing midwife and neonatal nurse, she also lectures at the University of Nottingham, UK.