Squaring the Circle: Normal birth research, theory and practice in a technological age

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Soo Downe Sheena Byrom

Squaring the Circle

Normal birth research, theory and practice in a technological age

Soo Downe, Sheena Byrom

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English

Pinter & Martin Ltd.
18 July 2019

Health systems & services; Midwifery; Pregnancy, birth & baby care

Squaring the Circle is a cutting-edge and comprehensive collection of the latest research and debate on normal childbirth. Based on a salutogenic approach - focusing on factors that support human health and well-being, rather than on factors that cause disease - it helps our understanding of what works and why it works, as well as helping health practitioners turn this knowledge into best practice.

Written by world-renowned experts in their field, and edited by Soo Downe and Sheena Byrom, the editors of the acclaimed The Roar Behind the Silence, Squaring the Circle includes an examination of a range of associated evidence in areas as diverse as architecture for optimal birth environments, the impact of birth events on neonatal DNA methylation and the microbiome, the current knowledge base around oxytocin production in labour, and the role of emotion in the workplace.

Case studies of successful change from around the world - from service users, activists and maternity care staff - provide inspiration for innovation while hints and tips help to make such change happen.

Edited by: Soo Downe, Sheena Byrom
Imprint: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 596g
ISBN: 9781780664408
ISBN 10: 1780664400
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 18 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Soo is a Professor of Midwifery Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (https://www.uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/professor_soo_downe.php). Her specific focus is the normal physiology of childbirth, including the processes which can maximise normal birth. She is the Chair of the International Birth Research and Action Association (IBRAA) which builds on the EU funded BIRTH network, involving over 120 scientists and activists in 33 countries. She has worked on WHO guidelines, and has published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers and books. She was awarded an OBE in 2011. _____ Sheena Byrom has been a midwife since the 1970s, and latterly as a consultant midwife and head of midwifery. She writes and lectures regularly on childbirth and midwifery related topics, and is the joint owner of all4maternity.com an online learning platform for maternity workers, incorporating The Practising Midwife journal. Sheena received an OBE for services to midwifery in 2011, and has been awarded two honorary doctorates in 2016 and 2018. Her first book, Catching Babies, was published in 2011 to rave reviews (Headline). You can follow Sheena on Twitter and visit her website here. _____ Together they previously edited The Roar Behind the Silence (Pinter & Martin).