Better births : the midwife 'with woman' / edited by Anna Brown.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Evolutionary Concept Analysis / Anna M. Brown, Kath Lawton and Lauren Brown; Victoria, Lucy (midwives) and Emily and Victoria (women) -- Ethical Perspectives of being 'with woman' / Anna M. Brown; Donna (midwife) and Emily (woman) -- 'With woman" in 'Normal Birth' / Anna M. Brown; Laura Pagden, Rhiannon Brown, Donna Hunt (midwives) and Sarah, Heather and -- Lissie (women) -- 'With woman' in Screening and Fetal Medicine / Anna M. Brown and Angie Bowles (Independent Midwife); and Hannah (woman) -- 'With the High-Risk Woman and Neonate' / Leontia Pillay, Kath Lawton, and Ann Robinson; Kerry-Anne Horne, Rhiannon Brown, Victoria Walker, Julia Derrick, Amy Duncan, Olivia Boswell and Jo Willard (midwives) and Katrina and Angela (women) -- 'With Woman' in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus / Anna M. Brown and Julia Derrick, Amy Duncan (midwives) and Joanne (woman) -- 'With Woman' in Perineal Trauma / Angie Wilson (Specialist Midwife) and Ruth* and Emilia* (women) -- 'With Woman' from a Mental Health Perspective / Nadine Page (Mental Health Specialist) and Erin Pascoe (Specialist Midwife); Aisha-Sky Lindsay (midwife) and Helena* (woman) -- 'With Woman' in Prison / Anna M. Brown; Clare Cochrane (Specialist Midwife) and Women -- 'With the Older Woman' / Clare Edney (Midwife) and Anna M. Brown; Kate* and Lucy*(women) -- 'With the Bereaved Woman' / Zara Chamberlain (Specialist Midwife); Jennie (Student Midwife) and Kitty* (woman) -- Global Midwifery Perspectives of the 'With Woman' Concept / Julia Boon, Miriam Shibli and colleagues; Dina Ryan Davidson and colleagues; Elisabetta Colciago, Thorhild Borlaug, Natalie Papagiorcopulo, Alex Bell and Priscilla (midwives) and Annabel, Dina and Erin (women) -- Conclusion : Reflections on Midwifery Practice : Does Professional Regulation Promote a 'With Woman' Philosophy? / Melvyn John Dunstall.

"I have been a midwife for 35 years. Throughout this time, I have witnessed the impact and implications of childbirth. However, more recent events have encouraged me to examine childbirth experiences which have involved close family members. Heartfelt comments have ranged from desperate pleas such as 'nobody tells you the reality of becoming a mother ... I feel overwhelmed' to 'I feel abandoned'. Such observations have urged me to explore the concept of what it means to women and midwives to be 'with woman'. In addition, new standards for the profession were published in November 2019, one of which requires midwives to be able to provide and promote continuity of care and carer. This is not a new phenomenon but seen through the concept of being 'with woman' would provide a safer and more effective delivery of maternity care. 'With woman' is an old term in the English language from which the word 'midwife' is derived. The meaning and concept of being 'with woman' may be interpreted as providing care and support in a physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual sense. Hunter (2002, p. 650), explored this concept to focus on the 'presence and support by a caregiver as desired by the labouring woman'. Early on, nurse-midwife core competencies in America emphasised the importance of human presence with the childbearing woman as a therapeutic and professional philosophy (ACNM 1979). More recently, Bradfield et al.'s (2018a) integrative review of the literature explored the 'with woman' phenomena to present an understanding and perspective of this concept. The authors suggest that being 'with woman' is an evolutionary construct, which is dynamic and continues to develop, and is fundamental to midwifery practices and professional philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

Cataloging Notes: 20240511 STAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199