Essential Midwifery Practice

Contributors.
Introduction (Denis Walsh).
Chapter 1 Evolution of Current Systems of Intrapartum Care(Denis Walsh).
Chapter 2 Debates about Knowledge and Intrapartum Care(SooDowne).
Chapter 3 Childbirth Education: Politics, Equality and Relevance(Mary Nolan).
Chapter 4 Birth Environment (Denis Walsh).
Chapter 5 Labour Rhythms (Denis Walsh).
Chapter 6 Evidence for Neonatal Transition and the First Hour ofLife (Judith Mercer and Debra Erikson-Owens).
Chapter 7 Midwifery Presence: Philosophy, Science and Art(Holly Powell Kennedy, Tricia Anderson and Nicky Leap).
Chapter 8 Skills for Working with (the Woman in) Pain(Rosemary Mander).
Chapter 9 Complementary Therapies in Labour: A Woman-CentredApproach (Denise Tiran).
Chapter 10 Midwifery Skills for Normalising Unusual Labours(Verena Schmid and Soo Downe).
Chapter 11 Psychology and Labour Experience: Birth as a PeakExperience (Gill Thompson).
Chapter 12 Sexuality in Labour and Birth: An IntimatePerspective (Sarah Buckley).
Chapter 13 Spirituality and Labour Care (Jenny Hall).
Chapter 14 How Midwives Should Organise to Provide IntrapartumCare (Chris McCourt).
Chapter 15 Feminisms and Intrapartum Care (MaryStewart).
Chapter 16 Towards Salutogenic Birth in the 21stCentury (SooDowne).
Index.