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Pain Management in Childbearing, 1st Edition

Author :
By Margaret Yerby, Msc, RN, RM, ADM, C&G730, PGCEA
This book provides a broad review of the many aspects of pain associated with childbearing. Specialist midwifery contributors deal with a key issue in their field of expertise, enabling the reader to become more effective when working with women in ...view more
This book provides a broad review of the many aspects of pain associated with childbearing. Specialist midwifery contributors deal with a key issue in their field of expertise, enabling the reader to become more effective when working with women in childbirth. Key topics include: the physiology of pain applied to childbirth, antenatal and postnatal pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological views on pain relief, psychology of pain relief, fetal and neonatal pain, sociological and historical views. As a resource and broad guide to the management of pain in childbearing, this book is a valuable resource for both professional and student midwives.
ISBN :
9780702022999
Publication Date :
12-01-2000
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This book provides a broad review of the many aspects of pain associated with childbearing. Specialist midwifery contributors deal with a key issue in their field of expertise, enabling the reader to become more effective when working with women in childbirth. Key topics include: the physiology of pain applied to childbirth, antenatal and postnatal pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological views on pain relief, psychology of pain relief, fetal and neonatal pain, sociological and historical views. As a resource and broad guide to the management of pain in childbearing, this book is a valuable resource for both professional and student midwives.

Key Features
  • Written by specialists in each specific field
  • Detailed references provide scope for further reading
  • Psychology of pain relief covered specifically from the midwifery perspective

  • Author Information
    By Margaret Yerby, Msc, RN, RM, ADM, C&G730, PGCEA, Senior Lecturer (Midwifery), Wolfson Institute of Health Sciences, Thames Valley University, London, UK