Sustainability, midwifery and birth
Sustainability, midwifery and birth
/ edited by Lorna Davies, Rea Daellenbach and Mary Kensington
- xvi, 246 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. The politics of midwifery and sustainability Globalization, midwifery and maternity services : struggles in meaning and practice in states under pressure Sustaining midwifery in an ever changing world Costing birth as commodity or sustainable public good 'Choice' and justice : motherhood in a global context Section 2. Midwifery as a sustainable health care practice 'Relationships -- the glue that holds it all together' : midwifery continuity of care and sustainability Promoting a sustainable midwifery workforce : working towards 'ecologies of practice' Sustained by joy : the potential of flow experience for midwives and mothers The birthing environment : a sustainable approach Sustainable midwifery education : a case study from New Zealand Mentoring new graduates : towards supporting a sustainable profession Good housekeeping in midwifery practice : reduce, reuse and recycle Section 3. Supporting an ecological approach to parenting Parents as consumers Breastfeeding and sustainability : loss, cost, 'choice', damage, disaster, adaption and evolutionary logic The pregnant environment An ecology of antenatal education Co-sleeping : an ecological parenting practice How can birth activism contribute to sustaining change for better birthing for women, families and societies in the new millennium?
9780415563345
Midwifery
Sustainability
618.2
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. The politics of midwifery and sustainability Globalization, midwifery and maternity services : struggles in meaning and practice in states under pressure Sustaining midwifery in an ever changing world Costing birth as commodity or sustainable public good 'Choice' and justice : motherhood in a global context Section 2. Midwifery as a sustainable health care practice 'Relationships -- the glue that holds it all together' : midwifery continuity of care and sustainability Promoting a sustainable midwifery workforce : working towards 'ecologies of practice' Sustained by joy : the potential of flow experience for midwives and mothers The birthing environment : a sustainable approach Sustainable midwifery education : a case study from New Zealand Mentoring new graduates : towards supporting a sustainable profession Good housekeeping in midwifery practice : reduce, reuse and recycle Section 3. Supporting an ecological approach to parenting Parents as consumers Breastfeeding and sustainability : loss, cost, 'choice', damage, disaster, adaption and evolutionary logic The pregnant environment An ecology of antenatal education Co-sleeping : an ecological parenting practice How can birth activism contribute to sustaining change for better birthing for women, families and societies in the new millennium?
9780415563345
Midwifery
Sustainability
618.2