Theory for Midwifery Practice

ISBN-13: 9780230211926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 344 str.

Marlene Sinclair

Opis

Discussing the issues surrounding the development of a framework for midwifery, this book uses end-of-chapter questions to stimulate discussion. Development of midwifery theory has occurred on several fronts, such as the adaptation of nursing models to midwifery.

Spis treści

PART I Introduction; R.Bryar & M.Sinclair Conceptualising Midwifery; R.Bryar & M.Sinclair Midwifery Theory Development; R.Bryar & M.Sinclair Understanding Motivational Theory and the Psychology of Breastfeeding; J.Stockdale, M.Sinclair, G.Kernohan & J.Keller PART II Motivation, Breastfeeding and Midwives: Theory in action; J.Stockdale, M.Sinclair, G.Kernohan & J.Keller The Breastfeeding Chair; L.Jones & S.Kendall Exploring Emotion in Midwifery Work: A First Person Account; B.Hunter Nesting and Matrescence; D.Walsh Exploring the Presence of Comfort Within the Context of Childbirth; K.Durnell Schuiling, C.Sampselle & K.Kolcaba Birth Territory: a Theory for Midwifery Practice; K.Fahy, J.Parratt, M.Foureur, C.Hastie Using Concept Development to Develop a Model of Birth Technology Competence; K.Crozier & M.Sinclair Contemporary Caesarean Section Theory: Risk, Uncertainty and Fear; M.Kealy & P.Laimputtong Developing a Theoretical Framework for Greater Understanding: the Example of Bullying in Midwifery; P.Gillen, M.Sinclair & G.Kernohan The Partnership model; R. Mander.

O autorze

ROS BRYAR Professor of Community and Primary Care Nursing and Head of Public Health and Primary Care Unit at City University, London, England.

MARLENE SINCLAIR Professor of Midwifery Research in the Nursing Research Institute at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Blurb

This new edition of a highly regarded classic midwifery text encourages critical thinking about the art and science of midwifery. Promoting the idea that thinking directly affects practice, it offers a clear explanation of the concepts, theories and models that shape effective evidence-informed care for women.
 
A host of expert contributors join best-selling author Rosamund Bryar in this extensively updated and reworked edited collection, which:

• captures the expansion of midwifery research that has tested and developed the field's traditional theory base
• highlights the value of theory from other disciplines - from psychology to ergonomic design
• incorporates the professional experience of theorists from across the world.

With engaging end-of-chapter activities, this insightful book challenges you to reconsider the knowledge at the heart of your own midwifery practice. It is the essential text on midwifery's growing theoretical framework for students and practitioners alike.