Hi Denis

As well as all those mentioned (Vangie Bergum- Woman to mother definitely useful and Blessed Events…)

 

Westra, Teri Ellen (1996)
An exploration of the transpersonal dimensions of pregnancy PhD Institute of transpersonal Psychology

http://www.itp.edu/academics/phddissertations.php#w

 

Linhares Carmen (2007)MANA FROM HEAVEN:THE ESSENTIAL STRUCTURE OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NURSE- MIDWIVESWITH THE CONCEPT OF SPIRITUALITY IN CHILDBIRTH A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY University of Hawaii at Manoa http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=11-14-2014&FMT=7&DID=1428841111&RQT=309&attempt=1&cfc=1

SUSAN MAREE LENNOX  (2002) HONOURING THE SACRED IN CHILDBIRTH: A MIDWIFE’S STORIES OF WOMEN’S DEVELOPING SENSE OF SELF  MA thesis University of Wellington Victoria 

 

Currently: The celebration of birth and death in Australia  Michelle Sweet http://www.childsafety.qld.gov.au/research/conference/2006/documents/sub-keynote-5-judy-atkinson-2.pdf

And  Josephine Attard who is a midwife teacher at the University of Malta is starting on a PhD about spirituality

 

 

Hope this helps

 

Best wishes

Jenny

 

Jennifer Hall

The Practising Midwife

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Hi List Members,

Does anyone know of doctoral studies that have addressed childbirth and spirituality or could point me to any published studies around this topic? I am familiar with Jenny’s (Hall) book on the subject.

Many thanks,

Denis

Dr Denis Walsh

Associate Professor in Midwifery

University of Nottingham

Post Graduate Centre

City Hospital Nottingham

Hucknall Rd

Nottingham NG5 1PB

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