Overview
In this guide to how shiatsu can form part of modern maternity care, the authors help the midwife gain an understanding of shiatsu and discuss the actions necessary to establish its use in a maternity unit, including training and professional issues. This book presents the theory relevant to the use of shiatsu in maternity care in terms easily understood by the midwife with the practical applications of shiatsu in maternity care explained through the presentation of some specific techniques, backed up with case study examples drawn from midwives using shiatsu as part of their practice, in the UK and world-wide. The authors also discuss the safe use of many of the techniques by parents detailing some along with case study examples. Shiatsu for personal health is also briefly discussed.
Full Product Details
Author: Suzanne Yates (Director of Well Mother - Education for Maternity Care, Bristol, UK) ,
Tricia Anderson (Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Bournemouth University, UK; Independent Midwife)
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint: Books for Midwives
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.400kg
ISBN: 9780750655231
ISBN 10: 0750655232
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 12 August 2003
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This book is the most thorough and helpful book on Shiatsu for pregnancy, labour and the early post-natal period. The ideas are both original and tried and tested. The photos are of high standard and the text is clear and well designed. Tamsin Grainger, Shiatsu Society News, March 2004<br>book covers both the theory and practice of using shiatsu. It looks at professional issues surrounding the incorporation of shiatsu into safe practice, concentrates on the practical application of shiatsu techniques in maternity care and provides ideas for adapting techniquesto enable self-healing for the midwife Today's Therapist
""This book is the most thorough and helpful book on Shiatsu for pregnancy, labour and the early post-natal period. The ideas are both original and tried and tested. The photos are of high standard and the text is clear and well designed."" Tamsin Grainger, Shiatsu Society News, March 2004 book covers both the theory and practice of using shiatsu. It looks at professional issues surrounding the incorporation of shiatsu into safe practice, concentrates on the practical application of shiatsu techniques in maternity care and provides ideas for adapting techniquesto enable self-healing for the midwife""""Today's Therapist
This book is the most thorough and helpful book on Shiatsu for pregnancy, labour and the early post-natal period. The ideas are both original and tried and tested. The photos are of high standard and the text is clear and well designed. Tamsin Grainger, Shiatsu Society News, March 2004 book covers both the theory and practice of using shiatsu. It looks at professional issues surrounding the incorporation of shiatsu into safe practice, concentrates on the practical application of shiatsu techniques in maternity care and provides ideas for adapting techniquesto enable self-healing for the midwife Today's Therapist
This book is the most thorough and helpful book on Shiatsu for pregnancy, labour and the early post-natal period. The ideas are both original and tried and tested. The photos are of high standard and the text is clear and well designed. Tamsin Grainger, Shiatsu Society News, March 2004book covers both the theory and practice of using shiatsu. It looks at professional issues surrounding the incorporation of shiatsu into safe practice, concentrates on the practical application of shiatsu techniques in maternity care and provides ideas for adapting techniquesto enable self-healing for the midwife Today's Therapist
