Supporting Autistic People Through Pregnancy and Childbirth

By: Hayley Morgan and Emma Durman and Karen Henry

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Synopsis: This comprehensive and accessible guide is for every birthing and health professional looking to improve their care during pregnancy, birth, and aftercare for autistic women. With a distinct lack of scientifically approached work in this area, this much-needed book takes an intersectional, feminist approach and covers the background of modern birth practices and autism as a diagnosis.With intersectionality as a core feature, the impact of cultural differences, underdiagnoses, stigma, and stereotypes amongst ethnic minorities is also included. It discusses how pain functions in the autistic brain as well as co-occurring conditions such as alexithymia, chronic pain, epilepsy, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.This multidisciplinary author team includes two well-established autism experts, and an experienced midwife and lecturer who provides invaluable birthing insight, as well as approaches for sensation management during birth, insider knowledge on midwifery protocols, and accessible tools for autistic pregnant people and families to use.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 304 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781839971068
Related ISBNs:: 9781839971051
Publisher:: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date of Addition:: 01/18/24
Copyrighted By:: Hayley Morgan, Emma Durman and Karen Henry
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Carly Jones
Foreword by:: Sheena Byrom
Foreword by:: Wenn B. Lawson