Mindfulness in the Birth Sphere: Practice for Pre-conception to the Critical 1000 Days and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780367760359 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 392 str.

Davies, Lorna

Opis

Mindfulness and the Birth Sphere draws together and critically appraises a raft of emerging research around mindfulness in healthcare, looking especially at its relevance to pregnancy and childbirth.

Spis treści

1.Introduction: Let Judgements Roll By, Sit Comfortably, and Notice the Breath.  2.The Mindful Practitoner.  3.Mindfulness and Compassionate Midwifery in Childbirth Trauma.  4.Mindfulness and the Birth Sphere: A Māori Perspective.  5.Mindful Inquiry in the Current Crises of Lifeworlds and Deathworlds.  6.Fertility and Mindfulness.  7.Mindfulness in Childbirth Preparation: Accentuating the Psycho-Spiritual-Physiological Connections.  8.Disrupting the Status Quo to Create the Mindful Birth Space – Spaces That ‘Sing’!  9.Bringing Presence to the Intrapartum Experience.  10.Paradigm of Pain in the Birthsphere.  11.Breastfeeding: The Ultimate Mindful Practice?  12.The Value of Mindfulness in the NICU.  13.Being Mindful about Mindfulness and Perinatal Mental Health- Evidence, Critique and New Directions.  14.Mindful Responding in a Crisis.  15.Embracing Mindfulness in Midwifery Education.  16.Nurturing Humanity in Midwifery: Compassionate, Mindful Leadership.  17.The Final Gong: Being a Mindful Practitioner.