Pain Management in Childbearing: Key Issues in Management, 1e

by Margaret Yerby Msc R N R M A D M C & G 7 3 0 P G C (Author)

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  This book provides a broad review of the many aspects of pain associated with childbearing. Specialist midwifery contributors deal with a key issue in their field of expertise, enabling the reader to become more effective when working with women in childbirth. Key topics include: the physiology of pain applied to childbirth, antenatal and postnatal pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological views on pain relief, psychology of pain relief, fetal and neonatal pain, sociological and historical views. As a resource and broad guide to the management of pain in childbearing, this book is a valuable resource for both professional and student midwives.Written by specialists in each specific field Detailed references provide scope for further readingPsychology of pain relief covered specifically from the midwifery perspective