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?