Untangling the Maternity Crisis

Foreword: The Family Experience of Home Birth Dervla Murphy 1. Introduction Rosemary Mander, Nadine Edwards & Jo Murphy-Lawless Part 1: The BPG Survey Part Introduction 2. The BPG Survey: the Results Rosemary Mander & Jenny Patterson 3. The BPG Survey: Working with the Data Orla Donohoe 4. The BPG Survey: Fear Rosemary Mander & BPG 5. The BPG Survey: the NMC Code Rosemary Mander & BPG Part 2: Understanding Traumatic Experiences for Women, Midwives, Families and the Wider Community Part Introduction 6. Traumatic Experiences of Student Midwives Sarah Davies and Liz Coldridge 7. The Trauma Women Experience as the Result of our Current Midwifery Services Nadine Edwards 8. Institutionally-created Traumas Leading to Poor Educational Outcomes Nessa McHugh 9. The Trauma of Maternal Death Doreen Fitzmaurice, Michael Kivlehan, Sean Rowlette & Jo Murphy-Lawless Part 3: Responding Practically and Politically to Change Our Troubled Birth Structures Part Introduction 10. Reporting on Poor Outcomes in Irish Maternity Services Sara Burke 11. Supporting Midwives in Troubled Work Settings Jenny Patterson 12. Confronting a Bullying Culture in Hospitals Caroline Kiernan & Jo Murphy-Lawless 13. Creating a Community of Support for Pregnant Women Nadine Edwards 14. Working with Theatre to Explore Birth Trauma Kate Harris & Mary Moynihan 15. The Collective Work of the Knitting Project Jo Murphy-Lawless 16. Using Art to Explore the Materiality of Birth Martina Hynan 17. Documenting Empowerment Anne-Marie Green Part 4: Looking Ahead and Back 18. Conclusion: The Way Forward Rosemary Mander, Nadine Edwards & Jo Murphy-Lawless Afterword: Reflections on a Life in Midwifery Rosemary Mander