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9780415275873

Men and Maternity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415275873

  • ISBN10:

    0415275873

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2004-08-13
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Since the development of modern medicine, men have become increasingly involved in childbearing as obstetricians and, more recently, as fathers. Childbearing has been revolutionized due, in no small part, to the involvement of men.Men and Maternityargues that the beneficial contribution of men has been taken for granted. Certain changes to childbearing practice have resulted, which, together with men's involvement, have been encouraged without any reference to evidence and without adequate opportunity for reflection. Considering the findings of recent research and wider literature, and using qualitative research with mothersMen and Maternitytraces the beginning of men's involvement in childbearing to practicing interventionist medicine. The author discusses the medicalization of childbirth due to the increased involvement of medical practitioners and highlights the risks to mother and child of unnecessary interventions. Additionally, the book examines the difficulties men experiencewith childbirth, giving particular attention to challenging situations such as fathers' grief. Analyzing the taken-for-granted assumptions about the beneficial contribution men make to childbearing, both as practitioners and as fathers,Men and Maternityasks whether there may also be disadvantages to men's involvement.

Author Biography

Rosemary Mander is Reader in Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1(9)
The menfolk
1(1)
The context
2(3)
The argument
5(5)
1 Cultures and times 10(26)
Introduction
10(1)
Other societies
10(15)
The birth attendant in history
25(10)
Conclusion
35(1)
2 The midwife and medical men 36(25)
Introduction
36(1)
Situating the contenders
37(23)
Conclusion
60(1)
3 Fathers and fatherhood 61(17)
Introduction
61(1)
Recent history
62(2)
Definitions
64(1)
Developments
65(2)
Fatherhood
67(3)
The father-to-be
70(6)
Conclusion
76(2)
4 The labour and the birth 78(21)
The parents' views of the father's presence at the birth
78(10)
The staff perspective
88(2)
Childbirth being changed
90(2)
Common ground
92(5)
Conclusion: the 'unholy alliance'
97(2)
5 The reality of fatherhood after the birth 99(19)
Introduction
99(1)
Practical matters
100(3)
Breast-feeding
103(6)
Providing support
109(1)
Becoming a father
110(4)
Intrapersonal abilities
114(2)
Conclusion
116(2)
6 Childbearing and domestic violence 118(21)
Introduction
118(1)
Definitions, terms and meanings
119(2)
The nature of the problem
121(1)
Domestic violence during childbearing
122(4)
The underlying factors outside pregnancy
126(4)
The underlying factors during pregnancy
130(2)
The impact of domestic violence in pregnancy
132(1)
Researching domestic violence in pregnancy
132(2)
The help available
134(3)
Conclusion
137(2)
7 Men and loss in childbearing 139(19)
Introduction
139(1)
Masculine grief
139(2)
The man as a bereaved parent
141(14)
The man as a care provider
155(2)
Conclusion
157(1)
8 How to help - the midwife's role 158(17)
Helping the father
158(14)
Helping the medical practitioner
172(1)
Conclusion
173(2)
9 Conclusion 175(7)
Context
175(1)
Emergent themes
176(4)
The questions
180(2)
References 182(17)
Index 199

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