Mindfulness in the Birth Sphere Practice for Pre-Conception to the Critical 1000 Days and Beyond

Mindfulness and the Birth Sphere draws together and critically appraises a raft of emerging research around mindfulness in healthcare, looking especially at its relevance to pregnancy and childbirth.

About the author

Lorna Davies is a midwife, a mother and a grandmother, and is currently employed as an Associate Professor at Otago Polytechnic/Te Pukenga in Dunedin. Her PhD explored midwives' understanding of and attitudes towards the broad concept of sustainability within the context of midwifery practice. Her main research interest areas are sustainability in midwifery and healthcare, self-sustainability, inter-professional education and midwifery workforce issues.
Susan Crowther is currently a Professor of Midwifery at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests are concerned with psycho-social, cultural and spiritual health around childbirth, rural maternity services and sustainable practice as well as a keen interest in meditative practices to enhance well-being and connection. Susan is on the review and editorial boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals and a member of the ICM research standing committee.

Summary

Mindfulness and the Birth Sphere draws together and critically appraises a raft of emerging research around mindfulness in healthcare, looking especially at its relevance to pregnancy and childbirth.

Product details

• Authors: Lorna (Otago Polytechnic Davies
• Assisted by: Davies Lorna (Editor), Crowther Susan (Editor), Lorna Davies (Editor), Susan Crowther (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 21.12.2022
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9780367760359
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76035-9
• Pages: 290
• Subjects: MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Nursing / Nurse & Patient, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Psychotherapy, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Midwifery, Nursing fundamentals and skills, Paediatric nursing, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services, Neonatal Medicine, Nursing fundamentals & skills, neonatal intensive care, trauma-informed care, resilience training, indigenous health perspectives, psycho-spiritual wellbeing, mindfulness for healthcare professionals, perinatal neuroscience