A woman-centered approach to pregnancy must be flexible enough to address the variety of women's experiences around the world, encompassing medical conditions, cultures and family structures. It must also include women who choose not to carry a pregnancy or experience a miscarriage. This unique woman-centered text explores all these issues and more
Author(s): Sara Shields, Lucy Candib
Series: Patient-centered care series
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis
Year: 2010
Language: English
Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth; Women's Health Nursing; Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
Series Editors’ Introduction
Forewords
Preface
About the Editors
Acknowledgments
List of Permissions
Introduction
Part One: The Magnitude of the Problem
Part Two: Understanding the Experience of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Section One: Normal Pregnancy
Section Two: Problems in Pregnancy
Part Three: Understanding the Woman in Context
Section One: The Proximal Context
Section Two: Challenging Assumptions
Section Three: The Larger Context: Culture, Community, and Beyond
Part Four: Finding Common Ground in the Care of Pregnant, Laboring, and Postpartum Women
Section One: Pregnancy
Section Two: Intrapartum and Postpartum Care
Part Five: Prevention and Health Promotion
Part Six: Enhancing the Clinical Relationship in Woman-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Part Seven: Being Realistic – An Uphill Battle
Appendix: Complete Vignettes: The Women and the Providers
Contributors
Index
