| Description |
xiv, 418 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: setting the scene -- Sect. 1. Effective and appropriate care. 1. Putting science and sensitivity into practice. 2. Using evidence to inform practice. 3. Making choices in childbirth. 4. Risk, theoretical or actual? 5. Keeping birth normal. 6. Providing one-to-one practice and enjoying it. 7. A public health view of the maternity services. 8. Exploring new worlds of midwifery -- Sect. 2. Transition to parenting. 9. Be nice and don't drop the baby. 10. Becoming a parent. 11. The growth of human love and commitment. 12. Social support in childbirth. 13. Dimensions and attributes of caring: women's perceptions -- Sect. 3. Adaptation and growth in pregnancy, birth and early life. 14. The beginning of life. 15. Physical adaptations to pregnancy. 16. The newborn. 17. Caring for the baby |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Child rearing.
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Infants -- Care.
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Midwifery.
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Parenting.
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Infant Care.
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Midwifery.
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Parenting.
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Midwifery -- methods.
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Infant Care -- methods.
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Parenting.
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| Author |
Page, Lesley Ann
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Percival, Pat.
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| LC no. |
99048228 |
| ISBN |
0443055726 |
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