Pain management in childbearing - Margaret Yerby

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.

Written by specialists in each specific field

Detailed references provide scope for further reading

Psychology of pain relief covered specifically from the midwifery perspective