Pain in Childbearing and its Control

Focusing on the mother's experience of pain and her contribution to
its control, this accessible text covers the background to
historical and scientific understanding of pain and considers
methods of researching and measuring pain.

Now in its 2nd edition, Pain in Childbearing and its
Control explores pregnancy, labour and puerperal pain, along
with fetal and neonatal pain. As well as approaching the topic in
considerable depth, the word 'pain' is interpreted broadly.
Throughout the text, research-based theoretical approaches to pain
and pain control are presented within the context of care. The
possibility of caring interventions being iatrogenic, or
aggravating the woman's pain, lends this book a perceptively
political orientation. Pain in Childbearing and its Control
will be invaluable to midwives and a wide range of care providers
who seek to assist the woman in coping with her experience of
childbearing and any associated pain.

Auteur
Rosemary Mander is Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, in the School of Health, at the University of Edinburgh. She also has an honorary appointment to practise as a midwife at a local maternity unit.

Résumé
Focusing on the mother's experience of pain and her contribution to its control, this accessible text covers the background to historical and scientific understanding of pain and considers methods of researching and measuring pain. Now in its 2nd edition, Pain in Childbearing and its Control explores pregnancy, labour and puerperal pain, along with fetal and neonatal pain. As well as approaching the topic in considerable depth, the word 'pain' is interpreted broadly. Throughout the text, research-based theoretical approaches to pain and pain control are presented within the context of care. The possibility of caring interventions being iatrogenic, or aggravating the woman's pain, lends this book a perceptively political orientation. Pain in Childbearing and its Control will be invaluable to midwives and a wide range of care providers who seek to assist the woman in coping with her experience of childbearing and any associated pain.

Contenu

Acknowledgements.

Introduction to the second edition.

Part I Before the Journey's Commencement.

1 Pasts and peoples.

2 Experiences and observations.

3 Medication: constraints and consequences.

4 Physiology of pain in labour (Dr Jennifer M.
Tocher).

Part II Beginning the Journey.

5 Childbirth education.

6 Pain in pregnancy.

Part III The Journey.

7 Labour pain.

8 'Working with pain': non-pharmacological methods.

9 Pain relief: pharmacological methods.

Part IV The Journey's End.

10 Postnatal pain.

11 Fetal/neonatal pain.

12 Conclusion.

References.

Index.