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Birth in Focus - Stories and photos to inform, educate and inspire (Paperback): Becky Reed Birth in Focus - Stories and photos to inform, educate and inspire (Paperback)
Becky Reed; Foreword by Ina May Gaskin
R617 R505 Discovery Miles 5 050 Save R112 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Birth In Focus offers the reader a chance to see birth made real. Water birth, breech birth, twin birth, Caesarean birth - all are shown in 'photo stories', with accompanying text written both by the woman and her midwife, and sometimes also the partner or a child who was present. Clear images of the birth process provide an excellent educational tool for students, as well as offering inspiration to those who may not have had the opportunity to see birth in this way. A chapter on reflection points for practitioners will help professionals and birth supporters explore further the issues highlighted in the individual stories. Foreword by Ina May Gaskin.

Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth - A Guide for Midwives (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Denis Walsh Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth - A Guide for Midwives (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Denis Walsh
R4,942 Discovery Miles 49 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Evidence-based care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a worldwide health care movement. However, despite the emphasis on promoting evidence-based or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs, intervention rates in childbirth continue to rise rapidly. This new edition emphasises the importance of translating evidence into skilful practice. It updates the evidence around what works best for normal birth, aspects of which still remain hidden and ignored by some maternity care professionals. Beginning with the decision about where to have a baby, through all the phases of labour to the immediate post-birth period, it systematically details research and other evidence sources that endorse a low intervention approach. The second edition: has been expanded with new chapters on Preparation for Childbirth and Waterbirth highlights where the evidence is compelling discusses its application where women question its relevance to them and where the practitioner's expertise leads them to challenge it gives background and context before discussing the research to date includes questions for reflection, skills sections and practice recommendations generated from the evidence. Using evidence drawn from a variety of sources, Evidence and Skills for Normal Labour and Birth critiques institutionalised, scientifically managed birth and endorses a more humane midwifery-led model. Packed with up-to-date and relevant information, this text will help all students, practising midwives and doulas keep abreast of the evidence surrounding normal birth and ensure their practice takes full advantage of it.

Call The Midwife - A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s (Paperback): Jennifer Worth Call The Midwife - A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s (Paperback)
Jennifer Worth 2
R280 R142 Discovery Miles 1 420 Save R138 (49%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour. She also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction. Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the 1870s, Jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from Hatton Garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trained. Funny, disturbing and incredibly moving, Jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the East End in the 1950s.

Doing Comparative Case Studies - New Designs and Directions (Paperback): Frances Vavrus, Lesley Bartlett Doing Comparative Case Studies - New Designs and Directions (Paperback)
Frances Vavrus, Lesley Bartlett
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Comparative Case Studies: New Designs and Directions extends the comparative case study methodology established by Bartlett and Vavrus and employed in many areas of social research, especially in education. This volume unites a diverse, international group of education scholars whose work exemplifies the affordances and constraints of the comparative case study (CCS) approach and offers new theoretical and empirical directions for researchers. In 11 engaging chapters, experts in comparative education, early childhood education, peace education, refugee education, special education, and teacher education discuss their use of the CCS approach to produce new ways of knowing and to address challenges of multi-scalar and multi-sited research. The first section, Conceptualizing Cases and Case Selection, emphasizes the importance of carefully selecting cases during different phases of research while continuously reflecting on how these choices influence the findings. The second section, Balancing Specificity and Generalizability, addresses the challenge of balancing the need for rich, deep data while including multiple sites. The third section, Enabling Processual Analysis across Sites and Scales, demonstrates the fit between the CCS approach and qualitative research that unfolds over time and space. Addressing the Transversal Axis, the fourth section, showcases research with a strong temporal dimension. The final section, New Directions, suggests inspiring and innovative methods. Offering rich methodological examples and provocative discussion questions, this volume will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students in education and research design courses, and to scholars and policymakers in diverse fields seeking to design studies of complex phenomena at different sites and scales.

Choice, Control and Contemporary Childbirth - Understanding Through Women's Stories (Paperback, 1 New Ed): Julie Jomeen,... Choice, Control and Contemporary Childbirth - Understanding Through Women's Stories (Paperback, 1 New Ed)
Julie Jomeen, Lura L. Pethtel
R923 R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Save R98 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Current maternity policy advocates choice and control for women in maternity care, and promotes women as active childbirth consumers and decision-makers. However, evidence that women receive true choice within contemporary maternity services is lacking, and continued and pervasive barriers to choice continue to have profound consequences for many. Choice, Control and Contemporary Childbirth explores the narrative childbirth experiences of a group of women, outlining current policy and providing an overview of the relevant discourses to which women are exposed when making choices for maternity care. This book is unique in presenting narratives that reveal varying identities for women across their maternity exerience, illustrating how maternity choices are simulataneously promised and constrained. It provides practitioners, service providers and policymakers in maternity care, and all those with an interest in birth provision, with profound insights into both women's experiences of childbirth and how choices can be better facilitated in future. 'Maternal choice and control are a challenge in contemporary society, with the changing demography of the population, the rising birth rate and financial constraints. Collecting this diverse information in one publication is timely and an invaluable resource for the practising and academically active midwives, obstetricians and health service managers.' - From the Foreword by Tina Lavender

The Midwife (Paperback): Susan Cohen The Midwife (Paperback)
Susan Cohen
R242 R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Save R41 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The midwife: medical professional, friend in a woman's hour of greatest need, potent social and cultural symbol. Though the role of midwife has existed since time immemorial, it is only since the Victorian era that it has been a recognised and regulated profession. This book, from social history expert Susan Cohen, looks at midwifery in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to its incredible medical and social advances of the last 150 years. It is a fully illustrated tour that takes in fictional midwives such as Dickens' Sarey Gamp, the founding of the Royal College of Midwives in 1881, the Second World War, the forming of the NHS and the Central Midwives Board, and looks at the increasing medicalisation of childbirth and the countervailing trend for giving birth at home.

Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part III (Hardcover): Pam Lieske Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part III (Hardcover)
Pam Lieske
R15,728 Discovery Miles 157 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

By reprinting in facsimile primary texts on eighteenth-century midwifery and childbirth, this comprehensive twelve-volume collection gives readers a much deeper, more nuanced understanding of midwives, midwifery students, and women in labour.

Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part II (Hardcover): Pam Lieske Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part II (Hardcover)
Pam Lieske
R11,141 Discovery Miles 111 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scholars of the British Enlightenment who study obstetrical history traditionally focus on the rise of the male-midwife and competition between the sexes. By reprinting in facsimile primary texts on eighteenth-century midwifery and childbirth, this comprehensive twelve-volume collection gives readers a much deeper, more nuanced understanding of midwives, midwifery students, and women in labour. The set comprises pamphlets, treatises, lectures for midwifery students, texts on the establishment of lying-in hospitals, and catalogues of obstetrical apparatuses collected by male-midwives. Important themes include medical developments, 'freaks of nature', women's 'conduct' and the legal and societal implications of birth and motherhood. Gender is a central issue in works that address the efficacy and propriety of midwifery practice and whether men or women are best suited to the job. Works from popular or low culture feature: advertisements for midwives' services, medicinal cures, and monster births; texts on murderous female midwives and lewd male-midwives; and the 1726-27 correspondence on the 'rabbit-breeder', Mary Toft. Several significant works written by women stand out such as Catherine Elizabeth Weld's report of legal proceedings against her husband on the charge of impotency; and Elizabeth Nihell's Treatise on the Art of Midwifery (1760).

Herostories (Paperback): Kristin Svava Tomasdottir Herostories (Paperback)
Kristin Svava Tomasdottir; Translated by K B Thors
R432 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R77 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Herostories reveals tales untold by most history books: the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of 19th and 20th century midwifery in the vast landscape of Iceland. Composed from the memoirs and biographies of 100 Icelandic midwives, poet-historian Kristin Svava Tomasdottir's found poems illuminate the dangers and valor of birthwork. Forgoing traditional sagas of androcentric conquest, these poems center the adventures of ljosmaedur, "mothers of light." Tomasdottir leverages epic elements-dashing mountain treks, rivers forded on horseback, unyielding compassion-to challenge how and by whom stories become legend. The follow-up to Tomasdottir/Thors' award-winning, PEN-nominated Stormwarning, Herostories documents the professional achievements of the island's first women to work outside the home, precursors to today's midwives who remain central to contemporary Icelandic healthcare. Beyond archival recognition, the text's formally ambitious poetics render gender-based battles for literacy and education alongside narratives of selfless womanly caretaking, pressurizing the fundamental tensions between feminine self-actualization and the romanticized service of these trailblazing figures.

Traumatic Childbirth (Paperback, New): Cheryl Tatano Beck, Jeanne Watson Driscoll, Sue Watson Traumatic Childbirth (Paperback, New)
Cheryl Tatano Beck, Jeanne Watson Driscoll, Sue Watson
R1,157 Discovery Miles 11 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Postpartum depression has become a more recognized mental illness over the past decade as a result of education and increased awareness. Traumatic childbirth, however, is still often overlooked, resulting in a scarcity of information for health professionals. This is in spite of up to 34% of new mothers reporting experiencing a traumatic childbirth and prevalence rates rising for high risk mothers, such as those who experience stillbirth or who had very low birth weight infants.

This ground-breaking book brings together an academic, a clinician and a birth trauma activist. Each chapter discusses current research, women s stories, the common themes in the stories and the implications of these for practice, clinical case studies and a clinician s insights and recommendations for care. Topics covered include: mothers perspectives, fathers perspectives, the impact on breastfeeding, the impact on subsequent births, PTSD after childbirth and EMDR treatment for PTSD.

This book is a valuable resource for health professionals who come into contact with new mothers, providing the most current and accurate information on traumatic childbirth. It also presents mothers experiences in a manner that is accessible to women, their partners, and families.

Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part I (Hardcover): Pam Lieske Eighteenth-Century British Midwifery, Part I (Hardcover)
Pam Lieske
R15,685 Discovery Miles 156 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gives readers an understanding of midwives, midwifery students, and women in labour. This twelve-volume collection comprises pamphlets, treatises, lectures for midwifery students, texts on the establishment of lying-in hospitals, and catalogues of obstetrical apparatuses collected by male-midwives.

Mrs Stone & Dr Smellie - Eighteenth-Century Midwives and their Patients (Hardcover): Robert Woods, Chris Galley Mrs Stone & Dr Smellie - Eighteenth-Century Midwives and their Patients (Hardcover)
Robert Woods, Chris Galley
R3,826 Discovery Miles 38 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How did midwives deliver women in the past? What was their understanding of anatomy and physiology? How did they cope with unnatural presentations, haemorrhage, miscarriage and stillbirths, constipation? Were lives being prolonged and risks diminished? Midwifery case notes offer a considerable source of evidence, which, when used with care and imagination, help to tackle these questions. Mrs Stone & Dr Smellie demonstrates this in a fascinating way by analysing the work of two well-known midwives. Sarah Stone's A Complete Practice of Midwifery was published in London in 1737. Mrs Stone had been a midwife in Bridgwater, Taunton and Bristol before moving to London in the late 1730s. Her book collects 43 case notes mainly from her Somerset practice. It is probably unique in providing a female midwife's perspective on childbirth in provincial England in the eighteenth century. Although often mentioned by medical historians, literary scholars have given it most attention by reading it as a feminist text. But A Complete Practice reproduced in full within this book, is a detailed, albeit selective, account of the problems faced by midwifes, what they could do for their women, and how likely they were to succeed. William Smellie (1697-1763) occupies a pivotal position in the history of midwifery, not only in Britain, but also in the wider international community. He published a textbook in 1751 and two collections of case notes in 1754 and 1764. an analysis of the 278 London cases. Woods and Galley offer a 'thick description' of Smellie's practice, the problems he faced, the people he dealt with, how he combined domiciliary clinical practice with advanced instruction, and the way in which he presented his work to a wider community for their enlightenment. Compulsory reading for those working on the history of medicine and midwifery, demography and social history, Mrs Stone and Dr Smellie is an engaging final study by the late internationally-renowned scholar Professor Robert Woods, FBA.

Essential Midwifery Practice - Postnatal Care (Paperback): S Byrom Essential Midwifery Practice - Postnatal Care (Paperback)
S Byrom
R1,242 Discovery Miles 12 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care summarises the important developments in postnatal care in relation to recent policy and guidance and relates the recommendations to midwifery practice in a clear and easily understood manner. With contributions from experts in the field, this practical text provides a resource for postnatal service provision in both hospital and community, offering a framework to assist midwives understand the background to care. With a focus on a woman and family centred philosophy, and community engagement models of care, this text explores issues including clinical care within the postnatal period, transition into parenthood, empowering parents, morbidity and postnatal care, the healthy newborn, and engaging vulnerable women and families. Essential Midwifery Practice: Postnatal Care forms part of a series of books that succinctly address the needs of practising midwives on a number of contemporary issues. Includes up to date information on recent policy, including NICE guidelines Written by respected experts in the field Focused on women and family centered care For both hospital and community midwives

Clinical Assessment - Survival Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition): Tracy Lapworth, Deborah Cook Clinical Assessment - Survival Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Tracy Lapworth, Deborah Cook
R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Every contact with your patient is an opportunity for health assessment. Ideal for quick reference, this pocket-sized guide puts all the crucial information at your fingertips. This second edition of Clinical Assessment provides an essential overview of the topic, including new material on assessment of the acutely ill patient and the older patient. The new edition also includes resources to aid accurate neurological assessment, specifically covering aspects such as delirium and dementia. Used as a platform for wider reading, it is an ideal reference point for any nursing and healthcare student or professional.

The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook, 4th Edition (Paperback, 4th Edition): V Chapman The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook, 4th Edition (Paperback, 4th Edition)
V Chapman
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Praise for the previous edition: "...An outstanding handbook. It will be a familiar volume on most midwifery bookshelves, providing an excellent guide to midwifery focused care of both woman and child in the birthing setting." - Nursing Times Online Providing a practical and comprehensive guide to midwifery care, The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook continues to promote best practice and a safe, satisfying birthing experience with a focus on women-centred care. Covering all aspects of care during labour and birth, from obstetric emergencies to the practicalities of perineal repair (including left-hand suturing), the fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to include: Full colour photographs of kneeling extended breech and footling breech births New water birth and breech water birth photographs Female genital mutilation Sepsis Group B streptococcus Care of the woman with diabetes /Neonatal hypoglycaemia Mental health Seeding/microbirthing It also addresses important issues such as: Why are the numbers of UK women giving birth in stirrups RISING rather than falling? Why are so few preterm babies given bedside resuscitation with the cord intact? Would the creation of midwife breech practitioners/specialists enable more women to choose vaginal breech birth and is breech water birth safe? What is the legal position for women who choose to free birth - and their birth partners? Why are midwives challenging the OASI care bundle? Incorporating research, evidence and anecdotal observations, The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook remains an essential resource for both student midwives and experienced practising midwives.

Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth - Phenomenological Approaches (Paperback): Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes, Soo Downe Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth - Phenomenological Approaches (Paperback)
Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes, Soo Downe
R1,249 Discovery Miles 12 490 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Qualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then be raised and debated for future use. This book brings together a range of phenomenological methods and insights into one accessible text.

Illustrated with plenty of examples of successful phenomenological research, Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth keeps the focus applied to midwifery and childbirth and makes clear the links to practice throughout. The book introduces three key phenomenological approaches descriptive, interpretive and the life world and includes a comparative chapter which discusses the differences between these varied perspectives and methods. Each chapter focuses on how these approaches are used within midwifery research. The remaining chapters present a number of different research projects. These demonstrate how different phenomenological approaches have been used to explore and uncover experiences of childbirth and maternity as well as offering important insights into how women experience different facets of the birth experience during the antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal period.

Designed for researchers and students undertaking research projects on midwifery and childbirth, this text includes contributions from a range of international and highly regarded phenomenological authors and researchers.

Genetics for Healthcare Professionals - A Lifestage Approach (Paperback): Heather Skirton, Christine Patch Genetics for Healthcare Professionals - A Lifestage Approach (Paperback)
Heather Skirton, Christine Patch
R1,537 Discovery Miles 15 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Genetics is increasingly important in health care provision, but its relevance on a day-to-day basis is often poorly understood. Genetics for Healthcare Professionals introduces the general principles of genetics and links these to real world examples, to allow nurses, midwives, genetic counselors and doctors to apply this knowledge in their routine clinical practice.
The book takes an holistic family-oriented approach, from preconception to adulthood, and addresses the misconception that clinical genetics is only of relevance to those who are reproducing.
Genetics for Healthcare Professionals is an essential textbook of genetics for nurses, midwives, genetic counselors and doctors. An ideal coursebook for students in the healthcare professions, it is also written for qualified staff seeking an update on current issues and how to apply them in practice.

The Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition): I. Peate The Student's Guide to Becoming a Midwife 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
I. Peate
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Student s Guide to Becoming a Midwife is essential reading for all student midwives. Now updated to include the latest 2012 NMC Midwifery Rules and Standards and a brand new chapter on the midwife and public health, this comprehensive resource provides a wide range of need-to-know information for student midwives, including: * Effective communication and documentation * Confidentiality * Interdisciplinary working * The fundamentals of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care * Assessment and examination of the new-born baby * Medicines * Public health * Clinical decision-making * Evidence-based practice With case studies, words of wisdom from current midwives and a range of activities and self-test questions throughout making it easy to learn and understand key concepts The Student s Guide to Becoming a Midwife is the ideal companion for students throughout their course.

The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication (Paperback, 3rd edition): Teresa L Thompson, Nancy Grant Harrington The Routledge Handbook of Health Communication (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Teresa L Thompson, Nancy Grant Harrington
R3,370 Discovery Miles 33 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Comprehensive survey of the health communication discipline authored by top scholars in the field. A useful text for use both in graduate seminars in health communication and as a desk reference for career researchers and government and NGO health professionals.

Exemplary Research For Nursing And Midwifery (Paperback): Anne Marie Rafferty, Michael Traynor Exemplary Research For Nursing And Midwifery (Paperback)
Anne Marie Rafferty, Michael Traynor
R1,121 R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Save R65 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This Reader reproduces fifteen classic and influential accounts of nursing research selected by a panel of senior nurse researchers and teachers. It provides accompanying commentary explaining why the research is good, how it relates to the research tradition and the influence and impact of the piece of research.
Introductory and concluding chapters review the literature on the evaluation of research and the position of nursing research in relation to that conducted in medicine generally. Exemplary Research for Nursing and Midwifery provides an invaluablevade mecum for any nurse of midwife embarking on the research process.

Midwifery at a Glance (Paperback): E. Forrest Midwifery at a Glance (Paperback)
E. Forrest
R1,030 Discovery Miles 10 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Midwifery at a Glance offers an easy-to-read yet comprehensive overview of everything a midwifery student needs to know, from conception to care of the newborn. This practical guide provides coverage of normal pregnancy, maternal and foetal physiology, and pre-existing medical conditions and how these affect pregnancy and birth. It also features vital information on the role of the midwife, evidence-based practice, health promotion education, and perinatal mental health, as well as neonatal care and an overview of emergency situations. Midwifery at a Glance Contains superb full colour illustrations throughout Is written specifically for midwifery students and includes all the concepts found on the midwifery curriculum Demonstrates links with other relevant multidisciplinary healthcare professionals Midwifery at a Glance is the ideal guide, offering educational support for midwifery students in the application of midwifery knowledge into clinical practice.

Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research - A Half Century of Living and Doing Collaborative Inquiry... Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research - A Half Century of Living and Doing Collaborative Inquiry (Paperback)
John A. Bilorusky
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research delves into both general principles and specific methods for basic steps in the action research process-asking questions, gathering and analyzing data, communicating findings, and pursuing action. The role of collaboration is emphasized, with strategies of value to experts and engaged citizens in doing participatory research and community-based knowledge-building. Detailed attention is given to specific strategies of interviewing, participant observation, and judging and weighing evidence. The book draws on creative and critically minded elements of scientific traditions, such as transparency in telling the "story" of one's inquiry, identifying data that are "exceptions to the rule," and the value of non-formulaic, improvisational designs. Quite distinctively, the book addresses how to write in one's own voice, how to integrate action-and-inquiry into one's everyday life, issues of ethics and social responsibility, and how to consider both immediate, practical needs and "bigger picture," systemic challenges. This book can serve as an undergraduate or graduate social sciences text on research methods. It is also a guidebook for action-oriented research by academics, professionals, and lay people, alike in community agencies, schools, and grassroots organizations, and for socially relevant academic research concerned with social justice, multiculturalism, and inclusiveness.

Cases and Stories of Transformative Action Research - Five Decades of Collaborative Action and Learning (Paperback): John A.... Cases and Stories of Transformative Action Research - Five Decades of Collaborative Action and Learning (Paperback)
John A. Bilorusky
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cases and Stories of Transformative Action Research builds on its companion book, Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research, by describing and analyzing dozens of examples of successful action research efforts pursued in the past five decades by students and faculty of the Western Institute for Social Research. Some projects are large-scale, and some are modest interventions in the everyday lives of those participating. Some are formal organizational efforts; others are the results of individual or small group initiatives. Included are chapters on community needs assessments and innovative grassroots approaches to program evaluation; the challenges of improving our decision-making during the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic; strategies of intellectual activism in addressing the growing problem of workplace bullying; action research to preserve and share the history of the Omaha tribe; and plans for an innovative school-based project based on collaborative action-and-inquiry between students and Artificial Intelligence. In addition, there are a number of detailed stories about the use of transformative action research in such areas as somatic and trauma counseling, ethnic studies, health disparities, gender differences, grassroots popular education, and the improvement of statewide steps for preventing child abuse, among many others. This book can serve as an undergraduate or graduate social sciences text on research methods. It is also a guidebook for action-oriented research by academics, professionals, and lay people alike.

Challenges and Choices for Patient, Carer and Professional at the End of Life - Living with Uncertainty (Paperback): Catherine... Challenges and Choices for Patient, Carer and Professional at the End of Life - Living with Uncertainty (Paperback)
Catherine Proot, Michael Yorke
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Living with Uncertainty gives a broad perspective on the complexities and challenges of the practice of end-of-life care, as well as the perceived benefits and limitations of medical intervention. Drawn from research and clinical and pastoral experience, the book examines the feelings associated with the end of life, highlighting the demands that people are faced with and their consequences. It moves into the difficult area of people who feel defeated by their illness and can or want to live no longer, as well as the family, caregivers and professionals who surround them. These perspectives have been built upon around a hundred narratives of lived experience, combined with the wider clinical and practical range of voices. A topical post-script Lessons from Covid-19 captures the choices and challenges on a personal, professional and systemic level which the pandemic acutely revealed with a multiplicity of examples. This will be essential reading for students and professionals in palliative and end-of-life care. Families and friends will also benefit from this book as they try to come to terms with the delicate but universal issues of death and dying.

Perinatal Mental Health - The EPDS Manual (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): John Cox, Jeni Holden, Carol Henshaw Perinatal Mental Health - The EPDS Manual (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
John Cox, Jeni Holden, Carol Henshaw
R775 Discovery Miles 7 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a questionnaire and was designed as a simple means of screening for postnatal depression in health care settings. The scale is now in use around the world and this book is a practical guide to using the scale in clinical practice, its origins and development background. This second edition has been revised and contains much advice based on years of experience. All chapters and references have been updated and the chapters on screening and counselling have been considerably revised, the evidence base on interventions for perinatal depression is provided, plus details of innovative methods such as internet-based therapy. The scale can also be used by researchers seeking information on factors which influence the emotional well-being of new mothers and their families and guidance is also given on use of the scale in research settings. The book will be useful for psychologists, psychiatrists, health visitors, midwives, family doctors, obstetricians and community psychiatric nurses, plus researchers in perinatal health.

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