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Browsing Wellington Faculty of Health · Te Wāhanga Tātai Hauora by Subject "321014 Obstetrics and Gynaecology"

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First Birth at Home or in Hospital in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Intrapartum Midwifery Care and Related Outcomes

Miller, Suzanne Claire (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

A woman's first birth experience can be a powerfully transformative event in her life, or can be so traumatic it affects her sense of 'self' for years. It can influence her maternity future, her physical and emotional ...
Honouring the Sacred in Childbirth: a Midwife's Stories of Women's Developing Sense of Self

Lennox, Susan Maree (Victoria University of Wellington, 2002)

Thirty years of midwifery practice has shown me the beauty of birthing. After spending time working with a homebirth midwife I had an awakening which affected me deeply, both personally and professionally. I looked on birth ...
"I'm Ready for You. Why Won't You Come, Baby?" A Narrative Study of Induction of Labour for Prolonged Pregnancy

Davies, Rhondda Suzanne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2000)

The voice of women's experience of prolonged pregnancy and induction of labour is largely absent in the literature. This research relays and reflects upon the stories of four women who were induced because their pregnancies ...
Knowledge Translation in Action: An Evaluation of the Implementation of Customised Birthweight Centiles at One New Zealand District Health Board

Lardelli, Malia Noelani (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

Identifying small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) babies is important, because these babies may be at increased risk of hypoglycaemia at birth. It is proposed that customised birthweight ...
Risk and the Midwife: a Descriptive and Interpretive Examination of the Referral for Obstetric Consultation Practices and Attitudes of New Zealand Midwives

Skinner, Joan Pius (Victoria University of Wellington, 2005)

Risk is a dominant discourse in current formations of Western society. This thesis examines how risk is expressed in New Zealand midwifery by investigating both midwives’ actions and midwives’ attitudes. Risk is a complex ...