Titlebook: Maternal Distress and Postnatal Depression; The Myth of Madonna Jane Littlewood,Nessa McHugh Textbook 1997Latest edition Jane Littlewood an

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Psychological Approaches to Distress and Depression Following Childbirthhip with her own mother, to the onset of depression and distress during pregnancy and following childbearing. The many critiques of the psychotherapeutic approach will also be discussed in this part of the chapter.

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Maternity and Madnessation (Davidoff and Hall, 1987). In addition, ‘madness’ has long been associated with femininity in general, if not with maternity in particular. Consequently, the first part of this chapter looks at some of the ways in which these issues may have clouded our historical perspective.

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Motherhood, Loss and Distress Following Childbirthtive or are suffering from the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and the final part of the chapter introduces a general model of coping when motherhood is ‘uncertain’ (Field and Marck, 1994).

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When a Baby Diesea. The fifth part of the chapter focuses upon deaths occurring on neonatal units, and the sixth part of the chapter briefly considers the special needs of mothers who have lost a twin and are left with a surviving infant. The final part of the chapter considers the impact of the death of a baby upon future childbearing.

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Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonnale of ritualised expressions relating to the mother’s new social status in the immediate postpartum period will be considered here. The role played by the mobilisation of appropriate social support will also be discussed.

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Motherhood and the Experience of Distress and Depressionassociated with viewing postnatal depression as a discrete medical condition. Part three of the chapter is concerned with the disadvantages of classifying postnatal depression as a medical disorder. Part four of the chapter draws upon the experiences of five women in order to illustrate postnatal depression occurring as a possible consequence of: