Pain Management in Childbearing

This book provides a broad review of the many aspects of pain associated with childbearing. Specialist midwifery contributors deal with a key issue in their field of expertise, enabling the reader to become more effective when working with women in childbirth. Key topics include: the physiology of pain applied to childbirth, antenatal and postnatal pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological views on pain relief, psychology of pain relief, fetal and neonatal pain, sociological and historical views. As a resource and broad guide to the management of pain in childbearing, this book is a valuable resource for both professional and student midwives.

"Reading this well written book will encourage and challenge midwives to think about how they assist women to view pain as not just a negative experience ." Debra Bick, Research Fellow in Midwifery, University of Birmingham, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Vol 1, Issue 1, March 2001