| Description |
246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Globalisation, midwifery, and maternity services : struggles in meaning and practice in states under pressure / Jo Murphy-Lawless -- Sustaining midwifery in an ever changing world / Ina May Gaskin -- Costing birth as commodity or sustainable public good / Sally Tracy -- "Choice" and justice : motherhood in a global context / Zoe Meleo-Erwin & Barbara Katz-Rothman -- Relationships, the glue that holds it all together? : midwifery continuity of care and sustainability / Nicky Leap -- Promoting a sustainable midwifery workforce : working towards "ecologies of practice" / Ruth Deery -- Sustained by joy : the potential of flow experience for midwives and mothers / Mavis Kirkham -- The birthing environment : a sustainable approach / Carolyn Hastie -- Sustainable midwifery education / Sally Pairman -- Mentoring new graduates : towards supporting a sustainable profession / Mary Kensington -- Good housekeeping in midwifery practice / Ruth Martis -- Parents as consumers / Lorna Davies -- Breastfeeding and sustainability : loss, cost, "choice", damage, disaster, adaptation, and evolutionary logic / Carol Bartle -- The pregnant environment / Megan Gibbons and Jean Patterson -- An ecology of antenatal education / Mary Nolan -- Co-sleeping : a sustainable healthcare practice / Sally Baddock -- How can birth activism contribute to sustaining change for better birthing for women, families, and societies in the new millennium? / Rea Daellenbach & Nadine Edwards |
| Summary |
Environmental awareness and sustainability are vitally important concepts in the twenty first century and, as a low environmental impact healthcare profession, midwifery has the potential to stand as a model of excellence. This innovative volume promotes a sustainable approach to midwifery practice, philosophy, business administration and resource management. Drawing on an interdisciplinary body of knowledge, this international collection of experts explores the challenges, inviting readers to critically reflect on the issues and consider how they could move to effect changes within their own working environments. Divided into three parts, the book discusses:The politics of midwifery and sustainability, midwifery as a sustainable healthcare practice and supporting an ecological approach to parenting |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Midwifery.
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Sustainability.
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Midwifery.
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Conservation of Natural Resources.
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Infant Care.
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Parturition.
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Politics.
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Social Environment.
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| Author |
Daellenbach, Rea.
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Davies, Lorna.
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Kensington, Mary.
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| LC no. |
2010015452 |
| ISBN |
041556333X (hbk) |
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0415563348 (paperback) |
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9780415563338 (hbk) |
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9780415563345 (paperback) |
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