Addresses many core concepts and principles of psychology, including: mother-midwife relationship; emotions during the childbearing continuum; perinatal mental illness; communications in midwifery practice; the birth environment; stress and anxiety; providing support to families; and, attachment and[...]
This is the first book on communication skills to explore the more challenging contexts and circumstances that midwives encounter in practice. As these occur infrequently and often unexpectedly in the daily practice of many midwives, they may find it difficult to communicate effectively to alleviate[...]