Disability in Pregnancy and Childbirth.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] edited by Stella McKay-Moffat, with forward by Rosaleen Mansfield, Churchill Livingstone (available through Elsevier Australia), RRP $82.50: ISBN 978-0-443-10318-6 Disability in Pregnancy and Childbirth is the first book to provide advice to midwives on the special needs of mothers with disabilities. Although an...

Drastic rise in pacific childbirth mortality.
The number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth in Pacific communities has jumped dramatically in the past year, according to reports from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Figures from UNFPA's annual State of the World's Population report show that maternal mortality had soared 69% in...

Weight-underestimators more likely to over-gain in pregnancy.
Herring SJ, Oken E, Haines J, Rich-Edwards JW, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman KP, Gillman MW. Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2008; doi:10.1186/14712393-8-54 (22 December 2008). Overweight or obese women who thought they weighed...

The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth.
The Essential Guide to Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth Debra Betts Hardback, 320 pages, price: 31.50 [pounds sterling] The Journal of Chinese Medicine; 2006 ISBN 0951054694 There are only a few books published in the West on the topic of Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth....

PTSD underrecognized in pregnancy, childbirth. (Look for Signs).
NEW YORK -- Pregnancy and childbirth should be added to the risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder and a diagnostic code for traumatic childbirth should be created, according to Dr. Diana Dell. "Every obstetrician and gynecologist has seen patients with posttraumatic stress disorder related to pregnancy and...

Supporting fathers in the transition to parenthood.
INTRODUCTION It is well known that fathering plays a significant role in shaping family life and this role greatly influences the developmental trajectory of infants. This trajectory established during pregnancy and early childhood has a profound influence on mental health and developmental status throughout the lifespan (Sarkadi...

Murderous Madonna: femininity, violence, and the myth of postpartum mental disorder in cases of maternal infanticide and filicide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS AND CULTURAL VALUES CONCERNING FEMININITY A. Feminist Legal Theory and Mothers Who Kill B. The Insanity Defense and Female Offenders C. Dangerous Impact of the Denial of Female Violence on the Justice System D. Issues of Femininity and Violence in Yates's Trials...

Maternal health resolution passes.
The United States must do more to reduce maternal mortality in this country and abroad, according to a resolution passed unanimously by the Senate. S. Res. 616, introduced by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), noted that globally, 536,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth each...

Addressing unplanned pregnancies can reduce pregnancy and childbirth related deaths.
Every year, of the estimated 210 million women who become pregnant, 80 million of these pregnancies are unplanned, some of these are carried to term, while others end in spontaneous or induced abortions. In East Asia, 39% of the 40 million pregnancies that occur every year are unplanned, and...

Noticeboard.
Substance misuse I am a specialist health visitor working within the substance misuse field in Leeds. I would like to hear from other health visitors across the country that hold similar posts and would like to join a specialist group and attend a networking meeting in Leeds...