Childbirth /
Childbirth /
Christina Fisanick, book editor
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009
- 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series .
ON ORDER
Includes bibliographical references and index
How can safety and comfort during childbirth be assured? Epidurals are safe for the management of pain during childbirth / Epidurals during labor are not safe for the mother and baby / Episiotomies are sometimes prudent / Episiotomies are not necessary / Cesarean deliveries are safe and frequently necessary / Vaginal birth after cesarean birth (VBAC) is not safe for all women / What are the best conditions for childbirth? Women should be given choices about where to give birth / Focusing on choices about where to give birth detracts from the purpose of childbirth / Home births are safe / Home births are not safe for some women / Hospital births can be safe / Hospital births involve unnecessary and unsafe procedures / How can rights and preferences be honored during childbirth? Childbearing women have rights / Fetal monitoring during labor can prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should be used / Fetal monitoring during labor cannot prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should not be used / Birth plans can improve the childbirth experience / Birth plans do not improve the childbirth experience / Women have the right to elective cesareans / Elective cesareans should not be performed routinely / Who should assist and be present during childbirth? Doulas can be helpful during childbirth / Doulas can be too controlling during childbirth / Midwives are a good choice for some women / Fathers should be present during childbirth / Fathers should not be present during childbirth / Grandmothers can be helpful during childbirth / Grandmothers are not helpful during childbirth / Kathryn J. Alexander ; Sarah J. Buckley ; Gerard M. DiLeo ; Beth Howard ; Tiffanie Darke ; Melissa M. Kaczmarczyk, Par Sparen, Paul Terry, Sven Cnattingius -- Cynthia Overgard ; Margaret McCartney ; Janelle Weiner ; Catherine Bennett ; William Camann Kathryn Alexander ; Yvonne Cryns -- Childbirth Connection ; Howard A. Janet ; Michael F. Greene ; Judith Lothian ; Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, g and Ginilla Lindmark ; Mary E. Hannah ; Kathi Carlisle Fountain Kristen Suthers -- Kristen Davenport ; Lucy Freeman ; Jon Marshall ; Fatherhood Institute ; Sandra Dick ; Carolynn Bauer Zorn ; Rebecca Eckler and and
9780737741964 (hbk) 0737741961 (hbk) 9780737741971 (pbk) 073774197X (pbk)
Childbirth
Parturition
ON ORDER
Includes bibliographical references and index
How can safety and comfort during childbirth be assured? Epidurals are safe for the management of pain during childbirth / Epidurals during labor are not safe for the mother and baby / Episiotomies are sometimes prudent / Episiotomies are not necessary / Cesarean deliveries are safe and frequently necessary / Vaginal birth after cesarean birth (VBAC) is not safe for all women / What are the best conditions for childbirth? Women should be given choices about where to give birth / Focusing on choices about where to give birth detracts from the purpose of childbirth / Home births are safe / Home births are not safe for some women / Hospital births can be safe / Hospital births involve unnecessary and unsafe procedures / How can rights and preferences be honored during childbirth? Childbearing women have rights / Fetal monitoring during labor can prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should be used / Fetal monitoring during labor cannot prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should not be used / Birth plans can improve the childbirth experience / Birth plans do not improve the childbirth experience / Women have the right to elective cesareans / Elective cesareans should not be performed routinely / Who should assist and be present during childbirth? Doulas can be helpful during childbirth / Doulas can be too controlling during childbirth / Midwives are a good choice for some women / Fathers should be present during childbirth / Fathers should not be present during childbirth / Grandmothers can be helpful during childbirth / Grandmothers are not helpful during childbirth / Kathryn J. Alexander ; Sarah J. Buckley ; Gerard M. DiLeo ; Beth Howard ; Tiffanie Darke ; Melissa M. Kaczmarczyk, Par Sparen, Paul Terry, Sven Cnattingius -- Cynthia Overgard ; Margaret McCartney ; Janelle Weiner ; Catherine Bennett ; William Camann Kathryn Alexander ; Yvonne Cryns -- Childbirth Connection ; Howard A. Janet ; Michael F. Greene ; Judith Lothian ; Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, g and Ginilla Lindmark ; Mary E. Hannah ; Kathi Carlisle Fountain Kristen Suthers -- Kristen Davenport ; Lucy Freeman ; Jon Marshall ; Fatherhood Institute ; Sandra Dick ; Carolynn Bauer Zorn ; Rebecca Eckler and and
9780737741964 (hbk) 0737741961 (hbk) 9780737741971 (pbk) 073774197X (pbk)
Childbirth
Parturition