Spirituality and Childbirth (eBook, ePUB)

Meaning and Care at the Start of Life
Redaktion: Crowther, Susan; Hall, Jenny

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses spirituality at the start of life from various perspectives and examines the apparent paradox of impersonal biomedical-technocratic systems operating alongside the meaningful experiences encountered by those involved. It draws together a global and multidisciplinary selection of academic researchers and practitioners

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315389622
• Artikelnr.: 49268381

Autorenporträt

Susan Crowther is Professor of Midwifery at Robert Gordon University, UK. Jenny Hall is Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Bournemouth University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures and tables

Notes on contributors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part I: Setting the context

Chapter 1: Introduction Susan Crowther and Jenny Hall

Chapter 2: Childbirth as a sacred celebration Susan Crowther

Chapter 3: Ritual and art in a philosophy of birth Anna Hennessey

Part II: Spirituality and the childbirth year

Chapter 4: Pregnancy and the unborn child Jenny Hall

Chapter 5: Spiritual questions during childbearing Ingela Lundgren

Chapter 6: Pregnancy loss and complexity Joan Gabrielle Lalor

Chapter 7: Holding sacred space in labour and birth Céline Lemay and Carolyn Hastie

Chapter 8: Couples' spiritual experiences at birth Jenny Parratt

Chapter 9: Spiritual obstetrics Alison Barratt

Chapter 10: Growth and renewal through traumatic birth Gill Thomson

Chapter 11: Spirituality when a newborn is unwell Sílvia Caldeira

Chapter 12: Parenthood and spirituality José Miguel de Angulo and Luz Stella Losada

Part III: Pulling the threads together

Chapter 13: Conclusion: 'there is something going on at birth!' Jenny Hall and Susan Crowther



Index

Rezensionen

"One highlight for me is Alison Barrett's essay which takes apart the language of obstetrics to analyse the paradox of 'spiritual obstetrics'. Another highlight is the practical and nuanced discussion by Lemay and Hastie on how midwives can hold the sacred space of childbirth. The book concludes that spirituality is a normal and special part of the childbirth experience and asks how can we ensure that this is respected and protected?"

-Rea Daellenbach, Lecturer in Midwifery, Ara Institute of Canterbury