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Psychological perspectives on pregnancy and childbirth / [edited by] Sarah Clement ; foreword by Lesley Page. - xiv, 273 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Women's experiences of antenatal ultrasound scans -- Antenatal care: what do women want? -- Psychological support in pregnancy -- Continuity of carer: the experiences of midwives -- Choice, control and decision-making in labour -- Having a homebirth: decisions, experiences and long-term consequences -- Post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth: causes, prevention and treatment -- Psychological effects of stillbirth and neonatal loss -- Special care babies and their carers: experiences, needs and relationships -- Working with breastfeeding mothers: the psychosocial context -- Women's experience of postnatal support -- Men becoming fathers: 'Sometimes I wonder how I'll cope' -- Teenage motherhood: experiences and relationships -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

ISBN: 0443057605 9780443057601

LCCN: 97036826

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pregnancy--Psychological aspects
Childbirth--Psychological aspects
Parenthood--Psychological aspects
Labor, Obstetric--psychology

LC Class. No.: RG560. / P796 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 618.20019