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Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth : a Practical Guide /

"Supporting a Physiologic Approach to Pregnancy and Birth: A Practical Guide provides an overview of current evidence and a range of practical suggestions to promote physiologic birth within the United States healthcare system. Presenting the latest evidence available on practical approaches an...

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Other Authors: Avery, Melissa D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Subjects:
Prenatal care.
Pregnancy > Physiological aspects.
Childbirth > Physiological aspects.
Alternative medicine.
Therapeutics, Physiological.
Pregnancy.
Prenatal Care > methods
Complementary Therapies
Pregnancy > physiology
Prenatal Care
Pregnancy
pregnancy.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781118783320
1118783328
9781118612231
111861223X
9781299533684
129953368X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The case for a physiologic approach to birth : an overview
  • The physiology of pregnancy, labor, and birth
  • A supportive approach to prenatal care
  • Physiologic support of labor and birth
  • Promoting comfort a conceptual approach
  • Continuous labor support
  • Techniques to promote relaxation in labor
  • Touch therapies
  • Water immersion for labor and birth
  • Aromatherapy in pregnancy and childbirth
  • Acupressure and acupuncture
  • Rethinking care on the hospital unit
  • Out of hospital birth
  • Educating health professionals for collaborative practice in support of normal birth
  • Women's health and maternity care policies : currenta status and recommendations for change.

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