Psychological Processes of Childbearing (CPS Psycoanalytic)

by JoanRaphael-Leff (Author)

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  2004

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  This book is both a textbook for primary health carers (midwives, health visitors, GP's, etc) and an easily readable source of psychodynamic understanding for the interested lay woman/couple anticipating pregnancy or engaged in childbearing. The text is peppered with verbatim quotes to illustrate conscious and unconscious psychological processes within and between partners; psychosexual and sociocultural influences, beliefs and practices of different ethnic groups; and feelings relating to health care professionals and new developments in reproductive technology. To facilitate accessibility, each of the 33 chapters is composed of numbered subsections, followed by 'key points'. The chatty text includes unobtrusive (numbered) references to over 1500 sources of recent research in the field of reproduction for those who wish to explore further. The book covers in depth topics such as the wish for a baby; considering parenthood; prolonged infertility; emotional phases of pregnancy; sociocultural beliefs about fetal development and personal representations of the unborn baby; different experiences of expectant fathers; lesbian partners; fears, fantasies and experiences of labour and birth; transition to parenthood in the West and elsewhere; anticipation of parenthood and emotional realignment of family relationships in both internal and external realities; the capacities of the newborn and his/her emotional impact on the new parents; parenting styles and their underpinning fantasies; adolescent parents, adoption, coping with complications, miscarriage; prematurity and perinatal loss. Postnatal disturbances.

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  1990

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  This book discusses the anticipation of pregnancy and parenthood by both parents and looks at the role of the professional during pregnancy. It considers the readjustments to relationships necessary within the family during and after pregnancy and the development and change in relationships between the parents and the parents and the neonate during the first six weeks after birth. The book examines the experience of labour and birth and the reaction of siblings to the newborn child. In addition the book considers the problems of adolescent parenthood and the process of adoption. Finally it considers the complications which can occur during pregnancy, including abortion, prebirth loss, prematurity and illness and stillbirth and perinatal loss. It then looks at postnatal complications such as congenital abnormalities and critical conditions in infancy and postnatal psychological complications including depressive reactions, violence and sexual abuse.