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Psychological care for families--before, during, and after birth : a research-based guide for midwives, health visitors, nurses, and other health care professionals /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Niven, Catherine A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: In the beginning is the family
  • 1. Pregnancy
  • The mother's adjustment to pregnancy
  • The father's adjustment to pregnancy
  • Relationship changes during pregnancy
  • The fetus
  • The effects of psychological distress during pregnancy
  • Social support during pregnancy
  • Alleviation of psychological distress during pregnancy
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • 2. Birth
  • Stress and anxiety in childbirth
  • Pain in childbirth
  • Preparation for childbirth
  • Coping with childbirth
  • Social support in childbirth
  • The father's experience of childbirth
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • 3. Immediate postnatal period
  • The mother's experience
  • The baby's abilities
  • Mother-infant interaction
  • The father
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • 4. When things go wrong
  • Caesarian birth
  • Childbirth as a traumatic experience
  • Miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death
  • The birth of a handicapped child
  • Premature birth and the separation of mother and baby
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • 5. The early months
  • The mother
  • The father
  • Relationship changes in the postnatal period
  • Adjustment in siblings
  • Difficulties in adjustment
  • Adult-infant interaction
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • 6. Problems
  • The mother
  • The father
  • Siblings
  • Consequences of serious psychological distress in mothers, fathers and siblings during the postnatal period
  • Resolution
  • The baby
  • Problems in mother-infant interaction
  • Consequences of disrupted mother-infant interaction
  • Resolution
  • Overview and summary
  • Further reading
  • References
  • Epilogue: Caring for and caring about
  • Appendix: Sources of support and advice
  • Index.