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Panacea or Paradox?
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Second Edition
By
Sara Wickham, RM, MA, BA(Hons), PGCE(A), Independent Midwifery Lecturer and Consultant
Description
Over the last 30 years, Anti-D, or Rhogam as it is known in the USA, has become accepted as being routinely advisable for rhesus negative
women. Yet the question remains that - if women's bodies are designed to give birth without intervention for the majority of the time
- why is this necessary? This book explores the paradox between physiological birth and the routine 'need' for anti-D and highlights
some interesting evidence which may throw light on this paradox. Are women's bodies really fallible, or could some women's need for
anti-D be caused by medical intervention in childbirth? Do women being offered anti-D know that this is a blood product which may carry
attendent risks? What information do women need in order to decide whether or not they will have anti-D?
Contents
Introduction and background; Initial research; Subsequent research; The question of antenatal anti-D; The search for midwifery evidence;
Philosophy and the question of iatrogenesis; Clinical and immunological factors; Placental physiology and the third stage; Positive intercessions;
Supporting women making decisions; Midwifery and medical paradigms; Moving midwifery knowledge forward; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
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Paperback, 165 pages, publication date: NOV-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5232-2
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5232-2
Imprint: BOOKS FOR MIDWIVES
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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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