| Description |
xiii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chirdbirth and parenting education: what the research says and why we may ignore it / Mary Nolan -- Context and purpose: learning styles and principles of adult education / Willie Henderson -- Why education for birth is important / Alexandra Smith -- Birth and parenting education for men / Adrienne Burgess and Tom Beardshaw -- Are midwives empowered enough to offer empowering education? / Sara Wickham and Lorna Davies -- Innovative practice in birth education: Birmingham Women's Hospital Birth Ideas Workshop / Julie Foster -- Best practice in antenatal education / Education for birth and parenting: where next? / Mary Nolan. |
| Summary |
"Education for birth and parenting is increasingly being downgraded or abandoned by many hospitals and Health Care Trusts. Why is it that pregnancy as a teachable moment is being ignored or overlooked and a rare, perhaps unique, opportunity to engage adults in evaluating their lifestyles and reflecting on their life choices is being lost?" "In their new book, Birth and Parenting Skills: New Directions in Antenatal Education, Mary Nolan and Julie Foster try to answer some of these questions. Joined by a wide range of contributors from education and health care, this groundbreaking new text describes innovative and effective practices from different parts of the country, demonstrating the potential for antenatal education to make a positive impact on women's and men's experiences of birth and early parenting."--Jacket. |
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Childbirth.
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Pregnancy.
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Parenting.
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Child rearing.
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Patient education.
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Parturition.
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Parenting.
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Patient Education as Topic.
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Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588
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Childbirth. (OCoLC)fst00854780
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Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
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Patient education. (OCoLC)fst01055007
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Pregnancy. (OCoLC)fst01075102
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| Added Author |
Nolan, Mary, 1956-
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Foster, Julie, RGN.
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| ISBN |
0443074747 |
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9780443074745 |
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