| Description |
ix, 213 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Models of Maternal Distress and Depression -- 1. Maternity and madness -- 2. Distressing events occurring at or around the time of childbirth -- 3. Psychological approaches to distress and depression following childbirth -- 4. Sociological explanations of the origins of postnatal distress and depression -- Pt. 2. Women's Experiences and Incidents Associated with Distress and Depression Following Childbirth -- 5. Childbirth as a rite of passage: the myth of Madonna -- 6. Motherhood and the experience of distress and depression -- 7. Motherhood, loss and distress following childbirth -- 8. When a baby dies -- 9. Helping women who become distressed and/or depressed following childbirth. App. I. Indicators of success in Changing Childbirth -- App. II. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale -- App. III. Probable and potential interventions during labour and childbirth -- App. IV. Organisations that offer help to mothers experiencing depression and other forms of postnatal distress |
| Summary |
"This ... account of postnatal depression and distress moves from the traditional medical approach , establishing both the problem and possible solutions as multifactorial" -- Cover |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Distress (Psychology)
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Maternal and infant welfare.
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Mothers.
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Postpartum depression.
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Depression, Postpartum.
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Postnatal Care.
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Depression, Postpartum.
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Mothers -- psychology.
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Depression, Postpartum.
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Mother-Child Relations.
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Mothers.
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| Author |
McHugh, Nessa.
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| LC no. |
gb 97034357 |
| ISBN |
0333638344 |
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