Midwives, Research and Childbirth: Volume 3

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Midwives’ responsibilities, medical staffing structures and women’s choice in childbirth....Pages 5-29
Giving support in pregnancy: the role of research midwives in a randomized controlled trial....Pages 30-63
The needs of women hospitalized in pregnancy....Pages 64-90
Coping with labour pain: the midwife’s role....Pages 91-119
Care in the community during the postnatal period....Pages 120-146
The maternity blues in postpartum women and postoperative patients....Pages 147-174
Retention in midwifery: findings from a longitudinal study of midwives’ careers....Pages 175-232
Midwifery training and employment decisions of midwives....Pages 233-259
A study of issues concerning the implementation of direct entry midwifery education....Pages 260-292
Research into some aspects of care in labour....Pages 293-324
Back Matter....Pages 325-330