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  • Humanising Birth

    Considerations for the Global Maternity Crisis

    Edited by Elizabeth Newnham, Lois McKellar, Kaveri Mayra, Yvonne Kuipers ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book develops on how, with the birth of every baby, comes the possibility of love, connection, and optimal health and well-being. It shows how the salutogenic pathways that are set up at the start of life are not only for the short term but throughout life, and into the next generation. The start of life is now a well-known point of health intervention as can be seen by many government health ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Towards the Humanisation of Birth

    A study of epidural analgesia and hospital birth culture

    by Elizabeth Newnham, Lois McKellar, Jan Pincombe ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines the future of birthing practices, particularly by focusing on epidural analgesia in childbirth. It describes historical and cultural trajectories that have shaped the way in which birth is understood in Western, developed nations. In setting out the nature of epidural history, knowledge and practice, the book delves into related birth practices within the hospital setting. By ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity in Post-War Guatemala

    by Nicole S. Berry ...
    Series Book 21 - Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
    “[S]heds light not only on the obstacles to making motherhood safer, but to improving the health of poor populations in general.”—Social AnthropologySince 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem. This study follows the global policies that have been ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Scripting Addiction

    The Politics of Therapeutic Talk and American Sobriety

    by E. Summerson Carr ...
    Gaming the language of addiction treatmentScripting Addiction takes readers into the highly ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. It is a world where clinical practitioners evaluate how drug users speak about themselves and their problems, and where the ideal of "healthy" talk is explicitly promoted, carefully monitored, and identified as the primary sign of therapeutic ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Life Exposed

    Biological Citizens after Chernobyl

    by Adriana Petryna ...
    On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in then Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are still suffering the effects. Life Exposed is the first book to comprehensively examine the vexed political, scientific, and social circumstances that followed the disaster. Tracing the story from an ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Obstetric Hematology Manual

    Edited by Sue Pavord, Beverley Hunt ...
    Obstetric hematology is a fast-growing area of medicine covering the diagnosis and management of hematological problems of pregnancy. Comprehensive in approach, The Obstetric Hematology Manual addresses the many hematological conditions that can cause serious problems in pregnancy, delivery and the post-partum period for both mother and baby. Written by a team of international authorities, this ... Read more

    $108.29 USD

  • Ovulation Induction and Controlled Ovarian Stimulation

    A Practical Guide

    by Roy Homburg ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation lie at the very heart of treatment for infertility, but have been subject to a bewildering variety of variations and improvements over recent years. The Second Edition of this highly successful book updates the reader on the progress and developments in this area. Furthermore, it provides the busy clinician with a reliable overview of the ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Litigating the Rights of the Child

    The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Domestic and International Jurisprudence

    Edited by Ton Liefaard, Jaap E. Doek ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on national and international jurisprudence, since its adoption in 1989. It offers state of the art knowledge on the functions, challenges and limitations of the CRC in domestic, regional and international children’s rights litigation. Litigating the Rights of the Child provides insight in the role of the CRC in ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Prenatal Tests and Ultrasound

    by Elizabeth Crabtree Burton, Richard Luciani ...
    Series series The Facts
    You've discovered that you or someone you care about is pregnant. After that initial rush of excitement, you start to have a lot of questions. Is the baby healthy? Is he or she growing well? From the moment a woman suspects that she is pregnant, the testing begins, and so do the questions. Can she trust the home pregnancy test kits? When is it time to go to the doctor or midwife? After coming to ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Maternal and Child Health

    Global Challenges, Programs, and Policies

    Edited by John Ehiri ...
    Our current era of globalization, war, and socioeconomic unrest has revealed public health as a worldwide concern and a major frontier for social justice with maternal and child health at its epicenter. Yet, there has been a relative scarcity of training resources specifically dedicated to this crucial area. "Maternal and Child Health: Global Challenges, Programs, and Policies" addresses this gap ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Chronic Disorders in Children and Adolescents

    by Mark L. Goldstein, Stephen J. Morewitz ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    There has been a significant increase in the prevalence of certain chronic disorders among children and adolescents. For example, health experts warn of an epidemic of diabetes mellitus due to an increase in the sedentary life style and poor nutrition of children. There are many questions still to be addressed in the study of chronic disorders among children and adolescents.What are the risk ... Read more

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  • Conversing with Cancer

    How to Ask Questions, Find and Share Information, and Make the Best Decisions

    by Lisa Sparks, Anna Leahy ...
    Series Book 22 - Language as Social Action
    With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among providers, patients, and caregivers. Each person whose life is affected by a cancer diagnosis—patient, healthcare provider, caregiver—has information and needs information in order to make the best ... Read more

    $53.09 USD