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Chapter 7 - Childbirth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

Catherine McMahon
Catherine McMahon
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
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This chapter takes a bio-psycho-social perspective on the experience of childbirth and first contact with the infant. Historical and contemporary debates about medical interventions in childbirth are discussed as well as evidence for the effectiveness of different approaches to preparation for childbirth and strategies for coping with pain. The setting for birth and contribution of the partner are discussed, as well as theory and research on early contact with the baby, and the experience of premature birth.

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Grace’s Story: An Early Baby during a PandemicGrace tells her birth story, having a premature baby via caesarean section during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in LondonKate’s Story:Kate describes a difficult path to pregnancy, followed by a vaginal delivery that didn’t go according to plan.ChildbirthEpiduralPsychoprophylaxisCaesarean sectionBondingPrematurityEarly contactSkin-to-skin contact
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Becoming a Parent
Contemporary Contexts and Challenges during the Transition to Parenthood
 , pp. 168 - 197
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Childbirth
  • Catherine McMahon, Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Book: Becoming a Parent
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108870641.008
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  • Childbirth
  • Catherine McMahon, Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Book: Becoming a Parent
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108870641.008
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  • Childbirth
  • Catherine McMahon, Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Book: Becoming a Parent
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108870641.008
Available formats
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