Better Births

Preface ix

Foreword xiv

1 An Evolutionary Concept Analysis 1
Anna M. Brown, Kath Lawton, Lauren Brown; Victoria Walker, Lucy Jane, Paruit Cass (midwives); and Emily and Victoria (women)

2 Ethical Perspectives of Being 'with Woman' 23
Anna M. Brown; Donna Hunt (midwife); and Emily (woman)

3 'With Woman' in 'Normal Birth' 46
Anna M. Brown; Laura Pagden, Rhiannon Brown, Donna Hunt (midwives); and Sarah, Helen, and Lissie (women)

4 'With Woman' in Screening and Fetal Medicine 74
Angie Bowles (Independent Midwife); Anna M. Brown; and Hannah (woman)

5 'With the High-Risk Woman and Neonate' 96
Anna M. Brown, Leontia Pillay, Kath Lawton, Ann Robinson; Kerry-Anne Horne, Rhiannon Brown, Victoria Walker, Julia Derrick, Amy Duncan, Olivia Boswell, Jo Willard (midwives); and Katrina (woman) and Angela* (woman)

6 'With Woman' with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 130
Anna M. Brown, Julia Derrick; Amy Duncan (midwives); and Joanne (woman)

7 'With Woman' in Perineal Trauma 147
Angie Wilson (Specialist Midwife); and Ruth* and Emilia* (women)

8 'With Woman' from a Mental Health Perspective 173
Nadine Page (Mental Health Specialist), Erin Pascoe (Specialist Midwife); Aisha-Sky Lindsay (midwife); and Helena* (woman)

9 'With Woman' in Prison 189
Anna M. Brown; Clare Cochrane (Specialist Midwife); and Women

10 'With the Older Woman' 203
Clare Edney (Midwife), Anna M. Brown; and Kate* and Lucy* (women)

11 'With the Bereaved Woman' 221
Anna M. Brown, Zara Chamberlain (Specialist Midwife); Jennie (Student Midwife); and Kitty* (woman)

12 Global Midwifery Perspective of the 'with Woman' Concept 245
Julia Boon, Miriam Shibli and colleagues; Dina Ryan Davidson and colleagues; Elisabetta Colciago, Thorhild Borlaug, Natalie Papagiorcopulo, Alex Bell, Priscilla (midwives); and Annabel, Dina and Erin (women)

Conclusion: Reflections on Midwifery Practice: Does Professional Regulation Promote a 'With Woman' Philosophy? 269
Melvyn John Dunstall

Further Reading 282

Index 283