Pregnancy and Gestation in Chinese Classical Texts
Author : Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 25,41 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Medicine, Chinese
ISBN : 9781872468389
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Author : Suzanne Yates
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2010-02-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0702047848
Book Description
Pregnancy and childbirth brings together, for the first time, western and eastern approaches providing a sound amalgamation of theoretical and practical information for bodywork practitioners world-wide. It describes in detail the application of massage and shiatsu from early pregnancy, including work during labour and for the first year postnatally for the mother. This is a useful source of information for massage therapists, shiatsu practitioners, osteopaths, physical therapists, chiropractors, reflexologists, aromatherapists, acupuncturists, yoga and Pilates instructors. For Students and practitioners to use as a learning manual and reference tool, the text provides: - Clarity of information - Full text referencing - Clear diagrams, photographs, and summary boxes - Clinical accuracy: reviewed by, and with contributions from, international specialists including midwives, obstetricians, osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists, aromatherapists and massage therapists.
Kinney
Author : Anne Behnke Kinney
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824816810
Book Description
Chinese in the twentieth century, intent on modernizing their country, condemned their inherited culture in part on the grounds that it was oppressive to the young. The authors of this pioneering volume provide us with the evidence to re-examine those charges. Drawing on sources ranging from art to medical treatises, fiction, and funerary writings, they separate out the many complexities in the Chinese cultural construction of childhood and the ways it has changed over time. listening to how Chinese talked about children - whether their own child, the abstract child in need of education or medical care, the ideal precocious child, or the fictional child - lets us assess in concrete terms the structures and values that underlay Chinese life. -- Patricia Buckley Ebrey, University of Illinois
Birthing the Tao
Author : Randine Lewis
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1839970030
Book Description
'This is a book about a radical revisioning of the birth process from a medical condition that requires ongoing quantitative assessments, tracking, and interventions to an awe-inspiring mystery...' This holistic and comprehensive book guides practitioners on the journey of Taoist embryology and the development of the soul. Dr Randine Lewis delves into the theory of Taoist philosophy whilst also including its practical application in contemporary practice. Each month of pregnancy, including the tenth postpartum month, is explained through a biomedical and philosophical lens, helping practitioners understand and treat various symptoms of pregnancy with Chinese medicine whilst never losing sight of the embodying soul. By moving away from a fear and stress-based model, this book allows practitioners to approach pregnancy with a much deeper and calmer understanding which aids pregnant clients in connecting to the cocooned inner soul. This practical and comprehensive Taoist approach to pregnancy encourages client autonomy via self-inquiry worksheets and suggestions around diet, qi gong, lifestyle, acupuncture, and herbal therapies.
A Flourishing Yin
Author : Charlotte Furth
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 1999-03-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0520208293
Book Description
Content Description #"A Philip E. Lilienthal book."#Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproducing Women
Author : Yi-Li Wu
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 2010-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0520947614
Book Description
This innovative book uses the lens of cultural history to examine the development of medicine in Qing dynasty China. Focusing on the specialty of "medicine for women"(fuke), Yi-Li Wu explores the material and ideological issues associated with childbearing in the late imperial period. She draws on a rich array of medical writings that circulated in seventeenth- to nineteenth-century China to analyze the points of convergence and contention that shaped people's views of women's reproductive diseases. These points of contention touched on fundamental issues: How different were women's bodies from men's? What drugs were best for promoting conception and preventing miscarriage? Was childbirth inherently dangerous? And who was best qualified to judge? Wu shows that late imperial medicine approached these questions with a new, positive perspective.
Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction
Author : Irina Szmelskyj
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0702061182
Book Description
The management of infertility using acupuncture is an expanding area of practice and one which is frequently rewarding for TCM acupuncture practitioners. Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction has been specially prepared to meet the growing demand for information in this area and draws upon 20 years combined experience of the authors together with the latest evidence from both orthodox medicine and TCM. Richly illustrated and clearly written throughout, the book takes the reader through the anatomy and physiology of reproductive medicine (from both an orthodox and TCM perspective) and explains the underlying basis of orthodox medical fertility tests and investigations. The volume then explores the pathology and aetiology of TCM syndromes and shows how common fertility-related conditions, such as endometriosis and male factor infertility, affect Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) success rates. It explains in great detail how to take a reproductive medical history and successfully diagnose TCM syndromes. Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction also provides guidelines on how to regulate the menstrual cycle in preparation for IVF treatment and shows how lifestyle can affect fertility and ART success rates. Placing a strong emphasis on the practical aspects of patient care, Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction contains an abundance of case history templates, algorithmic acupuncture treatment pathways and patient fact sheets and will be ideal for all acupuncture practitioners working in this field. "A must have for the bookshelf of any acupuncturist who is ever called upon to treat fertility issues - if you have room for one book this surely must be it." Reviewed by The Acupuncture Fertility Centre March 2015 "Practitioners of all levels of experience and TCM students should find it compelling reading and an invaluable companion to their learning." Reviewed by Stephen Clarke, Journal of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society May 2015 "This book is extremely well re-searched and referenced." Reviewed by Danny Maxwell on behalf of Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2015
The Essential Woman
Author : Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
Publisher :
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 15,72 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Gynecology
ISBN : 9781872468334
Book Description
Fertility, Pregnancy, and Wellness
Author : Diana Vaamonde
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 33,96 MB
Release : 2022-02-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0128183101
Book Description
Fertility, Pregnancy, and Wellness is designed to bridge science and a more holistic approach to health and wellness, in particular, dealing with female-male fertility and the gestational process. Couples seeking to solve fertility issues for different reasons, whether failed assisted reproductive techniques or the emotional impact they entail, economic or moral reasons, are demanding more natural ways of improving fertility. This book explores the shift in paradigm from just using medications which, in the reproductive field, can be very expensive and not accessible to the entire population, to using lifestyle modifications and emotional support as adjunctive medicine therapies. This must-have reference brings together the current knowledge – highlighting the gaps – and delivers an important resource for various specialists and practitioners. - Offers insights from scientific and holistic methods, providing the available scientific evidence for (or against) different holistic approaches, aimed at improving fertility, health and wellness - Bridges the more 'peripheral', yet critical and multidisciplinary, considearations in fertility, infertility, pregnancy and wellness - Includes clear, concise and meaningful summary conclusion sections within each chapter
Oxford Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Author : Sally Collins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 15,72 MB
Release : 2008-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199227241
Book Description
Provides a quick reference guide to the specialty, covering diagnoses, investigation and management in a user-friendly, accessible format. Contributors provide evidence-based guidelines which highlight the core knowledge for diagnosing and managing common problems and emergencies.
