1st Edition
Joy at Birth An Interpretive, Hermeneutic, Phenomenological Inquiry
By Susan Crowther
Copyright 2020
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
180 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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To be at the birth of a baby is special, yet there is an increasing secularisation and reliance on technology in contemporary maternity care, particularly in the western context. Through exploration of experiences at birth this book explores joy at birth, which is often ignored and overlooked beyond the activities that help to ensure survival. This book draws on a collection of stories of... Read more
Part 1: An Invitation into a Clearing 1. Introduction 2. Philosophical underpinnings 3. Context and Mood Part 2: A Journey of Poiesis 4. Making joy visible 5. Joy as spatial and embodied 6. Joy as relational gathering 7. Joy as temporal mystery Part 3: New Horizons 8. Kairos and shared natality 9. Thinking anew 10. Ecology of birth Epilogue: Personal transformation
Biography
Susan Crowther is a visting professor of midwifery at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, a freelance senior academic, researcher, author, editor, reviewer and occasional locum rural caseload midwife residing in New Zealand.
