The Business Of Maternity Care

Author : Denise Tiran
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780857013859

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The Business of Maternity Care by Denise Tiran Pdf

This book provides a guide for midwives and doulas who want to establish a maternity-related business offering services such as pregnancy complementary therapies, antenatal classes, lactation support or full doula care. The book is designed to help potential entrepreneurs explore whether this is the right decision for them and provides guidance on the legal, financial and business aspects of setting up in private practice, specifically tailored to maternity care. Advice is given on marketing and pricing and there is debate around the professional and ethical issues for midwives and doulas, including avoiding conflicts of interest and maintaining professional integrity. Case studies of midwives and doulas who have taken the step to set up in private practice are included, and there are various activities to help the reader with their personal plans for their business.

Author : Louise Marie Roth
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479812257

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The Business of Birth by Louise Marie Roth Pdf

How the fear of malpractice affects mothers and reproductive choices Giving birth is a monumental event, not only in the personal life of the woman giving birth, but as a medical process and procedure. In The Business of Birth, Louise Marie Roth explores the process of giving birth, and the ways in which medicine and law interact to shape maternity care. Focusing on the United States, Roth explores how the law creates an environment where medical providers, malpractice attorneys, and others limit women’s rights and choices during birth. She shows how a fear of liability risk often drives the decision-making process of medical providers, who prioritize hospital efficiency over patient safety, to the detriment of mothers themselves. Ultimately, Roth advocates for an approach that protects the reproductive rights of mothers. A comprehensive overview, The Business of Birth provides valuable insight into the impact of the law on mothers, medical providers, maternity care practices, and others in the United States.

Author : Jennifer Margulis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781451636093

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Your Baby, Your Way by Jennifer Margulis Pdf

Journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given.

Author : Mary Michèle Farrugia,Bob Hilderley,Jacqueline Thomas,Paul Bernstein,Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Pregnancy
ISBN : 0778802310

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Pregnancy Care Book by Mary Michèle Farrugia,Bob Hilderley,Jacqueline Thomas,Paul Bernstein,Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto, Ont.) Pdf

Essential reading for anyone who is thinking about becoming pregnant or is already pregnant. This comprehensive book features extensive yet easy-to-understand information on everything related to pregnancy, from preconception to birth. The highly readable presentation style covers the following areas: Part 1 -- Before You Become Pregnant: everything from genetics basics to avoiding risks such as food toxins Part 2 -- Your First Trimester (Months 1 to 3): information on screening tests, diet and nutrition Part 3 -- Your Second Trimester (Months 4 to 6): everything from body changes to personal care to exercising safely Part 4 -- Your Third Trimester (Months 7 to 9): birth and newborn planning, childbirth classes and preparing for labor Part 5 -- Your Labor and Delivery: birth positions, labor stages, special deliveries and interventions Part 6 -- After Your Baby Is Born: information on newborn care, healthy parenthood and diet and exercise for breast-feeding mothers Health conditions and complications specific to each trimester are featured, as is an FAQ section. With extensive charts, tables and illustrations, and a full-color presentation, this book will appeal to a wide range of consumers. Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the top teaching hospitals in North America and one of Canada's pre-eminent patient care, research and academic health science centers.

Author : Nadine Edwards,Rosemary Mander,Jo Murphy-Lawless
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781351998208

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Untangling the Maternity Crisis by Nadine Edwards,Rosemary Mander,Jo Murphy-Lawless Pdf

Arguing that contemporary maternity services provide a toxic environment both in which to practise and to give birth, this book looks at how we can change this. Its aim is promoting the best possible experiences of childbearing, and confident, strengthening and loving contexts for new parenthood. Designed to create awareness about the professional and political realities which enmesh maternity care, this inspiring volume features an in-depth and research-oriented analysis of the challenges faced by contemporary maternity services. Recognising the frequently hostile environment in which midwives practise, the contributors go on to explore its impact on women and families, as well as on midwives themselves. They then look at woman-centred and community-based ways of contributing to a much better birthing experience for all. Important and relevant for all those with an interest in improving maternity care, this book is particularly suited to midwives – practising and student, doulas, birth educators and activists, policymakers and health service managers.

Author : Jennifer Block
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0738210730

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Pushed by Jennifer Block Pdf

In the United States, more than half the women who give birth are given drugs to induce or speed up labor; for nearly a third of mothers, childbirth is major surgery - the cesarean section. For women who want an alternative, choice is often unavailable: Midwives are sometimes inaccessible; in eleven states they are illegal. In one of those states, even birthing centers are outlawed.When did birth become an emergency instead of an emergence? Since when is normal, physiological birth a crime? A groundbreaking journalistic narrative, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. Crisscrossing the country to report what women really experience during childbirth, Jennifer Block witnessed several births - from a planned cesarean to an underground home birth. Against this backdrop, Block investigates whether routine C-sections, inductions, and epidurals equal medical progress. She examines childbirth as a reproductive rights issue: Do women have the right to an optimal birth experience? If so, is that right being upheld? Block's research and experience reveal in vivid detail that while emergency obstetric care is essential, there is compelling evidence that we are overusing medical technology at the expense of maternal and infant health: Either women's bodies are failing, or the system is failing women.

Author : Tania McIntosh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781136344114

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A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth by Tania McIntosh Pdf

People are fascinated by stories of childbirth, and the sources to document maternity in Britain in the twentieth century are rich and varied. This book puts the history of maternity in England into its wider social context, highlighting areas of change and continuity, and charting the development of pregnancy and birth as it emerged from the shadows and became central to social debate. A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth considers the significance of the regulation and training of midwives and doctors, exploring important aspects of maternity care including efforts to tackle maternal deaths, the move of birth from home to hospital, and the rise of consumer groups. Using oral histories and women’s memoirs, as well as local health records and contemporary reports and papers, this book explores the experiences of women and families, and includes the voices of women, midwives and doctors. Key themes are discussed throughout, including: the work and status of the midwife the place of birth pain relief ante- and post- natal care women’s pressure groups high-tech versus low-tech political pressures. At a time when the midwifery profession, and the wider structure of maternity care, is a matter for popular and political debate, this book is a timely contribution. It will be an invaluable read for all those interested in maternity care in England.

Author : Louise Marie Roth
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479809097

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The Business of Birth by Louise Marie Roth Pdf

How the fear of malpractice affects mothers and reproductive choices Giving birth is a monumental event, not only in the personal life of the woman giving birth, but as a medical process and procedure. In The Business of Birth, Louise Marie Roth explores the process of giving birth, and the ways in which medicine and law interact to shape maternity care. Focusing on the United States, Roth explores how the law creates an environment where medical providers, malpractice attorneys, and others limit women’s rights and choices during birth. She shows how a fear of liability risk often drives the decision-making process of medical providers, who prioritize hospital efficiency over patient safety, to the detriment of mothers themselves. Ultimately, Roth advocates for an approach that protects the reproductive rights of mothers. A comprehensive overview, The Business of Birth provides valuable insight into the impact of the law on mothers, medical providers, maternity care practices, and others in the United States.

Author : Marjorie Tew,Jill Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Childbirth
ISBN : 1853434264

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Safer Childbirth? by Marjorie Tew,Jill Curtis Pdf

In the text's first edition, Marjorie Tew showed through her painstaking statistical analysis of perinatal mortality rates for hospital and home, that for some women hospital birth might actually be more dangerous than home birth. These findings and further compelling evidence gathered by the House of Commons Health Committee in 1992 should have revolutionized the direction of maternity care. This third edition considers the evidence on which the recommended changes in policy were made and the implications of implementing them.

Author : Celeste R. Phillips
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Childbirth
ISBN : 0763723606

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Family-centered Maternity Care by Celeste R. Phillips Pdf

Midwifery & Women's Health

Author : Lynda Exton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Maternal health services
ISBN : 1877333832

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The Baby Business by Lynda Exton Pdf

The Baby Business: What's happened to maternity care in New Zealand? exposes the real story about how unsafe our maternity system has become over the past 18 years and how this has happened. Dr Exton was motivated to write this extensively researched book after a disquieting increase in the number of stories she was hearing from women of near misses, tragedies and unnecessarily complicated pregnancies and births. Dr Exton hopes this book--which has been two years in the writing--will be a wake-up call to health planners and those who care for pregnant and birthing women, but also provide advice to expectant parents about ways mothers can be better informed about the maternity system to keep themselves and their babies safe.

Author : Maternity Services Advisory Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:503660266

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Maternity Care in Action by Maternity Services Advisory Committee Pdf

Author : Ruth Deery,Deborah Hughes,Mavis Kirkham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781315346465

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Tensions and Barriers in Improving Maternity Care by Ruth Deery,Deborah Hughes,Mavis Kirkham Pdf

We have written this book because the story it tells warrants a wide audience. We see the purpose of this book as informing discussion and decision-making around reconfigurations of maternity care, so that planning, communication, management and recruitment can be improved and shared vision articulated and understood.A" Throughout the world, women-centred care is gaining prominence in providing maternity care. Many birth centres open each year to meet this need - but at the same time, many close or are shelved. So why should the turnover in organisations that deliver such a vital service to women be so high, thwarting many midwives from practising as they would wish? This carefully researched and passionate book tells the story of a birth centre that did fail, and the painful but valuable lessons it presents for others. Many of the issues and behaviours illustrated - lack of leadership, support, vision and plain-dealing, and tensions between bureaucracy and women-centred care - will find resonance in maternity services and midwifery experiences in the UK and throughout the world. Tensions and Barriers in Improving Maternity Care is a vital and challenging resource for all midwives, managers and policy makers and shapers with an interest in maternity and women-centred care. "A remarkably detailed analysis of the politics of a birth centre trapped in a medicalised system that threatened and rapidly destroyed it. It is a vivid example of how autonomous midwifery is undermined by an organisational structure in which management focuses exclusively on one model of care." - From the Foreword by Sheila Kitzinger 'I would recommend this powerful book to all supervisors of midwives as it provides profound insights into the impact of loss and grief upon the midwives who are often left feeling isolated and vulnerable when dealing with difficult circumstances.' - Nessa McHugh, lecturer in midwifery at Edinburgh Napier University, and leader of the Preparation and Practice of Supervisors of Midwives programme.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Assessing Health Outcomes by Birth Settings
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309669825

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Birth Settings in America by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Assessing Health Outcomes by Birth Settings Pdf

The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country in the world, yet outcomes are worse than other high-resource countries, and even worse for Black and Native American women. There are a variety of factors that influence childbirth, including social determinants such as income, educational levels, access to care, financing, transportation, structural racism and geographic variability in birth settings. It is important to reevaluate the United States' approach to maternal and newborn care through the lens of these factors across multiple disciplines. Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice reviews and evaluates maternal and newborn care in the United States, the epidemiology of social and clinical risks in pregnancy and childbirth, birth settings research, and access to and choice of birth settings.

Author : Marsden Wagner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0520256336

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Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner Pdf

Born in the USA examines issues including midwifery and the safety of out-of-hospital birth, how the process of becoming a doctor can adversely affect both practitioners and their patients, and why there has been a rise in the use of risky but doctor-friendly interventions, including the use of Cytotec, a drug that has not been approved by the FDA for pregnant women. Most importantly, this investigation, supported by many troubling personal stories, explores how women can reclaim the childbirth experience for the betterment of themselves and their children."--Jacket.