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Informationen zum Autor Beverley Chalmers DSc (Med), PhD, is a perinatal health consultant in Kingston, Ontario. Klappentext This book clearly defines family-centred perinatal care and outlines how it should be implemented, with international examples. Zusammenfassung Family-centred care is a familiar phrase in today's maternity services! with professional guidelines and hospital policies including the term in their care protocols. However! few definitions or standards exist. This book clearly defines family-centred perinatal care and outlines how it should be implemented! with international examples. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Executive summary; An introduction to family-centred perinatal care; Part I. From Pregnancy to Parenthood: 1. Pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy processes; 2. Care of families after normal birth; 3. Care of sick or preterm newborns and their families; Part II. Practicing Family-Centred Care: 4. Clinical care: evidence-based family-centred care; 5. Psycho-socially sensitive care; 6. Including families in care; 7. Inter- and multi-professional care; 8. Culturally appropriate care; 9. Is there a 'universally ideal birth'?; Part III. Meeting Professional Standards: 10. Abuse in obstetric and gynaecological care; 11. Monitoring, evaluation and research; 12. Goals, ethics and rights in family-centred perinatal care; Part IV. An Unfinished Agenda: 13. Best practices from global settings; 14. The road ahead; Appendix: family-centred care monitoring questions; Notes; Index.
