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Supporting Women for Labour and Birth: A Thoughtful Guide book cover

2nd Edition

Supporting Women for Labour and Birth A Thoughtful Guide

By Nicky Leap, Billie Hunter Copyright 2022
308 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This new edition provides an up-to-date and thoughtful guide to supporting women in labour, looking at a range of techniques and approaches that promote a safe and positive experience of birth for women and their families. Across the world, support in labour has been shown to reduce obstetric interventions and improve outcomes for women and babies. Written by two highly experienced midwifery... Read more

Introduction.  1.What do we mean by ‘support’ in labour?  2.Approaches to pain in labour  3.Addressing fear and anxiety about labour and birth  4.Supporting women preparing for labour and birth  5.Communication and thoughtful encouragement  6.Supporting women for normal birth  7.Supporting women in labour: practicalities  8.Supporting women with complex needs in labour  9.Emotions and labour support

Biography

Nicky Leap is an Adjunct Professor of Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney, and at the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs. Nicky divides her time between living in Bristol (UK) and the Blue Mountains (Australia).

Billie Hunter is Professor of Midwifery at Cardiff University, UK and is an Adjunct Professor of Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Billie is also the Director of a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Midwifery Development at Cardiff University, which contributes to global efforts to strengthen midwifery and midwifery education.

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