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Informationen zum Autor Leroy C. Edozien is a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust. P. M. Shaughn O'Brien is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Keele University School of Medicine, Staffordshire, and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Klappentext This text covers the wide spectrum of biopsychosocial factors integral to all aspects of obstetrics, gynaecology and women's health. Zusammenfassung Biopsychosocial factors are integral to all aspects of healthcare! but perhaps nowhere more so than in obstetrics! gynaecology and women's health. This text will inform clinical care and improve the psychological element of women's healthcare. The content covers a wide spectrum of care! including chapters on all the major subspecialties. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Generic Issues: 1. Promoting and implementing the biopsychosocial perspective in obstetrics and gynaecology: the role of specialist societies; 2. Psychosocial context of illness and wellbeing in women's health; 3. Epigenetics: the bridge between biology and psychosocial health; 4. Communicating effectively: the patient-clinician relationship in women's healthcare; 5. Biopsychosocial aspects of eating disorders in obstetrics and gynaecology; 6. The brain, heart and human behaviour; 7. Complementary medicine for women's healthcare; 8. Domestic violence and abuse; 9. Female genital cutting; Part II. Gynaecology: 10. Diverse sex development: critical biopsychosocial perspectives; 11. Biopsychosocial factors in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology; 12. Biopsychosocial factors in premenstrual syndrome; 13. Biopsychosocial factors in abnormal uterine bleeding; 14. Biopsychosocial aspects of infertility; 15. Psychological and social aspects of reproductive life events among men; 16. Biopsychosocial factors in chronic pelvic pain; 17. Biopsychosocial factors in emergency gynaecology; 18. Biopsychosocial factors in urinary incontinence; 19. Biopsychosocial perspectives on the menopause; 20. Biopsychosocial factors in gynaecological cancer; 21. Assessment and management of women with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: a biopsychosocial approach; Part III. Sexual and Reproductive Health: 22. Psychosexual disorders; 23. Psychosocial aspects of fertility control; 24. Legal and ethical factors in sexual and reproductive health; Part IV. Obstetrics and Maternal Health: 25. Psychobiology of birth; 26. Assessment of psychosocial health during the perinatal period; 27. Biopsychosocial factors in prenatal screening and diagnosis for fetal anomaly; 28. The maternal-fetal relationship: conceptualisation, measurement and application in practice; 29. Reproductive health care for women with psychosocial issues; 30. Maternal psychosocial distress; 31. The effects of stress on pregnancy: a not-so-evident association revisited; 32. Biopsychosocial approach to the management of drug and alcohol use in pregnancy; 33. Biopsychosocial factors in preterm labor and delivery; 34. Tokophobia; 35. Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and lactation; 36. Psychotherapy in pregnancy: basic principles and transcultural aspects; 37. Biopsychosocial factors in intrapartum care; 38. Biopsychosocial factors in postnatal care; 39. Birth trauma and post-traumatic stress; 40. Vicarious traumatization in maternity care providers; 41. Biopsychosocial care after the loss of a baby; Appendix: RCOG checklist of hints and tips to support clinical practice in the management of gender-based violence; Index....