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Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. (1997)
Book
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1996). Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. Macmillan

Written by a social psychologist and a midwife, this book moves beyond the conventional 'medical' approach to emotional problems following childbirth. It examines the range of potential causes of maternal distress and postnatal depression and puts fo... Read More about Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna..

The RADS are coming! (1997)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (1996). The RADS are coming!. In M. Jowitt, & M. Cronk (Eds.), Radical Midwifery, 110-110. Orphans Press

Brief account of the meaning of radical midwifery celebrating 21 years of the Association of Radical Midwives

Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna (1997)
Book Chapter
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1997). Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna. In Maternal Distress and Postnatal Depression, 89-104. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13755-8_6

This chapter is concerned with the extent to which postnatal depression and maternal distress may be regarded as occurring cross-culturally. Consequently, the first part of the chapter will be concerned with an evaluation of cross-cultural evidence c... Read More about Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna.