Facilitating safety in midwifery education and practice

Hannah G. Dahlen, Lindsay J. Gillman

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Abstract

![CDATA[This chapter explores the concepts of risk and safety and how managing risk is not the same as facilitating safety. The fears that women and health providers may have about birth are presented along with determination of how midwives can empower women to trust in their ability to give birth and be mothers. The existing research that supports physiological birth, including ways of instilling confidence about normal birth in both women and midwives, is also examined. Exposure to environments in which safe physiological birth is facilitated is an important aspect of midwifery education which will impact on the development of a midwife’s individual philosophy and future practice. The place of birth, the impact that various models of care have on birth, and the importance of effective relationships are also critically explored.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMyles Professional Studies for Midwifery Education and Practice: Concepts and Challenges
EditorsJayne E. Marshall
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherElsevier
Pages141-157
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9780702068638
ISBN (Print)9780702068607
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • midwifery
  • childbirth
  • safety
  • risk assessment
  • risk management

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