Spiritual Midwifery,9781570671043

Spiritual Midwifery

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9781570671043
ISBN10: 1570671044
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): Book Pub Co
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Summary

Providing technical expertise for midwives, nurses and doctors, this book features information on labour, delivery, care of the new baby, and breast-feeding, all from a spiritual perspective.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition 6(10)
How We Started 16(17)
I. Amazing Birth Tales 33(188)
II. To the Parents Taking Care of Yourself While You're Pregnant 221(48)
Preparing Yourself for the Birth
228(14)
You and Your Baby
242(27)
III. Instructions to Midwives 269(206)
The Spiritual Midwife
270(4)
The Essential Anatomy of the Mother
274(15)
The Baby and Its Life-Support System
289(12)
Prenatal Care
301(19)
Determining the Relation of the Baby to the Mother's Pelvis
320(10)
The Physiology and Management of Normal Labor at Home
330(33)
Tending to the Baby
363(4)
Follow-Up Care of the Mother and Newborn
367(7)
Injuries and Repairs of the Pelvic Floor
374(4)
Asphyxia in the Newborn
378(6)
Breech Presentation and Delivery
384(13)
Unusual Presentations and Positions
397(3)
Multiple Pregnancy and Birth
400(5)
Complications of Pregnancy
405(10)
Diseases That May Complicate Pregnancy
415(10)
Complications of Labor
425(8)
Birth Injuries
433(1)
Congenital Abnormalities
434(6)
Tidbits on Energy and Attitude
440(6)
Necessary Nursing Skills
446(3)
Equipment and Supplies
449(5)
Self-Care for Women
454(2)
The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
456(5)
Especially for Doctors
461(14)
IV. Appendices
A. Statistics for 2,028 Pregnancies from 1970 to 2000
468(1)
B. Further Reading
469(2)
C. Resources
471(4)
Index 475

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