Description
This booklet sets out to help women - and those who care for them during pregnancy and birth - think about the choices and decisions which need to be made.
Covering aspects of choice and women's experience including informed choice, authoritative knowledge, coercion and different birth philosophies, the booklet both offers insight into the way in which choices may be presented to women and practical tools for decision-making.
Contains real-life stories and examples, exercises which can be worked through and organisational, text and web-based resources.
Contents: introduction ~ aspects of choice ~ what is informed choice (and what isn't) ~ coercion ~ historical perspectives on choice ~ understanding different philosophies ~ exploring your philosophy of birth ~ choosing where to give birth ~ authoritative knowledge ~ sources of information ~ childbirth interventions ~ screening tests ~ clinical interventions ~ prophylactic interventions ~ selected interventions ~ BRAN analysis ~ a final word ~ further resources ~ organisations promoting choice in childbirth ~ on the web ~ bibliography and selected reading. (76 pages: A5)
