Biopsychosocial factors are integral to all aspects of healthcare but perhaps nowhere more so than in obstetrics, gynaecology and women’s health. This is probably because so much of what occurs in the specialty involves dramatic, life-changing events – from pregnancy and childbirth to menopause and malignancy. This text was planned to inform clinical care and improve the psychological element of women’s healthcare. The content covers a wide spectrum of care, including chapters on all the major subspecialties. The two editors, between them, have long-term and broad experience of writing and researching the areas covered in this text. Obstetricians, gynaecologists, midwives, psychiatrists, psychologists and those in many other areas of healthcare, including healthcare managers, should read this book. It is hoped that a distillate of its content will be incorporated in general and subspecialty training curricula to optimise the future care given to patients, partners and offspring.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Promoting and Implementing the Biopsychosocial Perspective in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Chapter 2 Psychosocial Context of Illness and Well-Being in Women’s Health
Chapter 3 Epigenetics
Chapter 4 Communicating Effectively
Chapter 5 Biopsychosocial Aspects of Eating Disorders in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Chapter 6 The Brain, Heart and Human Behaviour
Chapter 7 Complementary Medicine for Women’s Healthcare
Chapter 8 Domestic Violence and Abuse
Chapter 9 Female Genital Cutting
Chapter 10 Diverse Sex Development
Chapter 11 Biopsychosocial Factors in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
Chapter 12 Biopsychosocial Factors in Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter 13 Biopsychosocial Factors in Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Chapter 14 Biopsychosocial Aspects of Infertility
Chapter 15 Psychological and Social Aspects of Reproductive Life Events among Men
Chapter 16 Biopsychosocial Factors in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chapter 17 Biopsychosocial Factors in Emergency Gynaecology
Chapter 18 Biopsychosocial Factors in Urinary Incontinence
Chapter 19 Biopsychosocial Perspectives on the Menopause
Chapter 20 Biopsychosocial Factors in Gynaecological Cancer
Chapter 21 Assessment and Management of Women with Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy
Chapter 22 Psychosexual Disorders
Chapter 23 Psychosocial Aspects of Fertility Control
Chapter 24 Legal and Ethical Factors in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Chapter 25 The Psychobiology of Birth
Chapter 26 Assessment of Psychosocial Health during the Perinatal Period
Chapter 27 Biopsychosocial Factors in Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis for Fetal Anomaly
Chapter 28 The Maternal–Fetal Relationship
Chapter 29 Reproductive Health Care for Women with Psychosocial Issues
Chapter 30 Maternal Psychosocial Distress
Chapter 31 The Effects of Stress on Pregnancy: A Not-So-Evident Association Revisited
Chapter 32 Biopsychosocial Approach to the Management of Drug and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
Chapter 33 Biopsychosocial Factors in Preterm Labor and Delivery
Chapter 34 Tokophobia
Chapter 35 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 36 Psychotherapy in Pregnancy and Following Birth
Chapter 37 Biopsychosocial Factors in Intrapartum Care
Chapter 38 Biopsychosocial Factors in Postnatal Care
Chapter 39 Birth Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Chapter 40 Vicarious Traumatization in Maternity Care Providers
Chapter 41 Biopsychosocial Care after the Loss of a Baby