Exercises for Pregnancy and Childbirth with Cd-Rom: A Practical Guide for Educators

By Eileen Brayshaw and Eileen Brayshaw MSc MCSP SRP FETC

The physical skills of pregnancy relaxation, exercises and coping strategies for labour benefit all pregnant women and their partners. These skills are taught at antenatal classes by womens health physiotherapists or, in their absence, by midwives and sometimes health visitors. As Obstetrics & Gynaecology is no longer a core subject in physiotherapy undergraduate education, there are insufficient specialist physiotherapists to provide tuition at all antenatal classes especially in rural areas. Because of this, many midwives and some health visitors are having to teach these skills without themselves having been properly equipped to do so. This book provides the necessary information in a practical and easy-to-follow format.Discusses anatomy & physiology in relation to the physical aspects of pregnancy, including a new chapter on the recognition, causes and implications of musculoskeletal problems in pregnancy/postnatally Provides a framework for antenatal classes, enabling midwives to teach physical skills (relaxation and exercises) to pregnant womenGives information and advice on the common, but painful and often debilitating musculoskeletal problems experienced in pregnancyIncludes a CD detailing how to teach the different exercises and positions

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075065600X
• ISBN13: 9780750656009
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Books for Midwives
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"