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Mindfulness and compassionate midwifery in childbirth trauma (2022)
Book Chapter
Patterson, J. (2022). Mindfulness and compassionate midwifery in childbirth trauma. In L. Davies, & S. Crowther (Eds.), Mindfulness in the Birth Sphere. Routledge

This chapter acknowledges the existence of birth trauma and the contribution that interactions between childbearing women and their care providers make to this. Authors explore the conflicting ideologies in midwifery that challenge midwives creating... Read More about Mindfulness and compassionate midwifery in childbirth trauma.

Dare to Dream (2021)
Book Chapter
Patterson, J. (2021). Dare to Dream. In Nurturing Maternity Staff. Pinter and Martin

The BPG Survey: Fear (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Patterson, J., & Edwards, N. (2018). The BPG Survey: Fear. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (31-38). Routledge

Mander, R and the Birth Project Group
In: Edwards, N.; Mander, R. & Murphy-Lawless, J. (Eds.)

The BPG survey: The results (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., & Patterson, J. (2018). The BPG survey: The results. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315277059-3

The implications for the individual members of staff have been investigated by an online survey. This chapter focuses on some of the survey's findings. It addresses crucial aspects of the data, such as staff shortages, midwives' fears, and the role o... Read More about The BPG survey: The results.

Healing Ourselves as Midwives (2018)
Book Chapter
Patterson, J. (2018). Healing Ourselves as Midwives. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315277059-13

This chapter presents a range of self-care practices, rooted in longstanding healing traditions and for which there is a growing body of evidence of their effectiveness. Capacitar International offers a range of practical self-care practices, which a... Read More about Healing Ourselves as Midwives.