Bio-Psycho-Social Obstetrics and Gynecology : A Competency-Oriented Approach

This book will assist the reader by providing individually tailored, high-quality bio-psycho-social care to patients with a wide range of problems within the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, fertility, oncology, and sexology. Each chapter addresses a particular theme, issue, or situation in a probl...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Paarlberg, K Marieke (Editor), van de Wiel, Harry B.M (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319404042
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-40404-2
Physical DescriptionXV, 544 p. 35 illus., 21 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Obstetrics: A pregnant woman afraid of to deliver vaginally
  • A parous woman afraid of becoming pregnant again
  • A woman afraid of the postpartum check-up
  • A depressed young mother
  • A young mother hearing voices who tell her to harm the baby
  • "And what if our baby would have trisomy 21?"
  • Parents with empty arms Part II: Gynaecology: A young woman asking for labia reduction surgery
  • A skinny woman without menses
  • A woman with premenstrual mood swings
  • A woman complaining from pelvic pain for years
  • A woman who has been circumcised
  • A woman with stress incontinence
  • A woman with hot flushes and sleeplessness. Part III: Fertility: A couple that cannot conceive naturally:- A young woman with breast cancer:- A couple that considers artificial reproductive techniques: Part IV: Oncology: A woman surviving vulvar cancer
  • A woman with a lump in her breast
  • A woman with high risk of cancer (Aspects of genetic decision making and counselling
  • A woman who survived cervical cancer. Part V: Sexology: A woman who never could have coitus
  • A woman with coital pain. - A woman with changing vulvar anatomy
  • A woman complaining of lack of sexual desire.