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Midwives, Research and Childbirth

Volume 3

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Sarah Robinson

    1. Nursing Research Unit, King’s College, London, UK

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  2. Ann M. Thomson

    1. School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester, UK
      Health Care Research Unit, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop College of Nursing, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Sarah Robinson, Ann M. Thomson
    Pages 1-4

  3. Midwives’ responsibilities, medical staffing structures and women’s choice in childbirth

    • Josephine Green, Jenny Kitzinger, Vanessa Coupland
    Pages 5-29

  4. Giving support in pregnancy: the role of research midwives in a randomized controlled trial

    • Ann Oakley
    Pages 30-63

  5. The needs of women hospitalized in pregnancy

    • Susan A. Kirk
    Pages 64-90

  6. Coping with labour pain: the midwife’s role

    • Catherine Niven
    Pages 91-119

  7. Care in the community during the postnatal period

    • Tricia Murphy-Black
    Pages 120-146

  8. The maternity blues in postpartum women and postoperative patients

    • Valerie Levy
    Pages 147-174

  9. Retention in midwifery: findings from a longitudinal study of midwives’ careers

    • Sarah Robinson, Heather Owen
    Pages 175-232

  10. Midwifery training and employment decisions of midwives

    • Rosemary Mander
    Pages 233-259

  11. A study of issues concerning the implementation of direct entry midwifery education

    • Nancy Radford, Anne Thompson
    Pages 260-292

  12. Research into some aspects of care in labour

    • Ann M. Thomson
    Pages 293-324

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 325-330
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Nursing Research Unit, King’s College, London, UK

    Sarah Robinson

  • School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester, UK

    Ann M. Thomson

  • Health Care Research Unit, Stockport, Tameside & Glossop College of Nursing, UK

    Ann M. Thomson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Midwives, Research and Childbirth

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 3

  • Editors: Sarah Robinson, Ann M. Thomson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6958-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-34800-6Published: 01 January 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6958-3Published: 11 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 330

  • Topics: Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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