Wilks, John, 1955-

Choices in pregnancy and childbirth : a guide to options for health professionals, midwives, holistic practitioners, and parents / John Wilks. - 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What Choices do Women Really Have? -- Birth from Baby's Perspective -- How do We View Pregnancy, Birth and Babies? -- Awareness and Consciousness in Pregnancy -- Psychological and Emotional Health in Pregnancy -- Strategies to Help Mood and Positivity -- Managing Sleep in Pregnancy -- Tests in Pregnancy -- Antidepressants and other Medication during Pregnancy -- Environmental Influences in Pregnancy -- Optimal Fetal Positioning -- The Secret Life of the Sphincter -- Home or Hospital? -- Natural Strategies for Pain Relief in Childbirth -- Waterbirths -- Spiritual Childbirth and Spiritual Midwifery -- Physical Imprinting at Birth -- Emotional and Psychological Impacts of Birth -- Pain Relief during Labor and Childbirth - Induction -- Caesareans -- Interventions at Birth -- The Microbiome -- Babies after Birth -- The Role of Midwives -- Therapies for Mothers and Babies after Birth -- A Note on Crying and Sleep -- Barriers to Change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7/ 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

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Pregnancy.
Holistic Health
Infant Welfare
Maternal Welfare
Parturition.
Patient Participation.

RG551

618.2

WQ 200.1