Episiotomy by Ian D Graham
There is little clinical evidence to suggest that episiotomies should be carried out routinely, yet over 200,000 of these operations are performed every year in the UK and over 1.5 million in the US. This book focuses on the process of innovation and change in the use of this controversial procedure by tracing the evolution of the liberal or routine use of episiotomy in the UK and US. It discusses the influence of professional and institutional pressure on bringing about change, and highlights the importance of the recent backlash by midwives and women's groups to reduce the number of times the procedure is used. The book should be a useful text for all those involved in effecting change within midwifery practice and management.
??remarkably well-researched and well-written?a great piece of work and essential reading for all those involved in effecting change within midwifery and obstetrical practice and management? Dr Murray WEnkin, Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ??should be standard reading for anyone involved with maternity care? AIMS (Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services) ?How helpful to us midwives to have such a well thought out and well researched study of episiotomy. Thank you Ian Graham? Caroline Flint, Former President, Royal College of Midwives
Ian D. Graham is the author of Episiotomy: Challenging Obstetric Interventions, published by Wiley.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780632041459 |
| ISBN 10 | 0632041455 |
| Title | Episiotomy |
| Author | Ian D Graham |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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