The cesarean experience : theoretical and clinical perspectives for nurses / edited by Carole Fitzgerald Kehoe

Includes index

Contents: Biophysical factors associated with cesarean birth / B. Louise Murray -- Understanding cesarean birth / Carole Fitzgerald Kehoe -- Facilitation of maternal-infant attachment following cesarean birth / Margaret R. Spaulding -- Potential effects of anesthesia and analgesia on the maternal-infant attachment process of cesarean mothers / Ramona T. Mercer -- An overview of the Roy adaptation model / Carole Fitzgerald Kehoe, Jacqueline Fawcett -- Identifying the nursing needs of the postpartum cesarean mother / Carole Fitzgerald Kehoe -- Assessing and understanding the cesarean father / Jacqueline Fawcet -- Preparing expectant parents for a cesarean birth / Nancy Newport -- Loss and grieving in cesarean mothers / Linda S. Bridsong -- Sexual adjustment of the post-cesarean couple / Dorothy deMoya -- Counseling, self-help groups, and telephone services--a network of postpartum support / Ann