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Severe Fear of Childbirth: Its Features, Assesment, Prevalence, Determinants, Consequences and Possible Treatments
Abstract: The review summarizes the relevant literature regarding fear of childbirth. A substantial number of (pregnant) women are more or less afraid of childbirth and a significant minority; report a severe fear of childbirth. The focus will be on definition problems, iTreatment of severe fear of childbirth with haptotherapy: design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Background: About six percent of pregnant women suffer from severe fear of childbirth. These women are at increased risk of obstetric labor and delivery interventions and pre- and postpartum complications, e.g., preterm delivery, emergency caesarean section, caesarean secIn Touch, a history of the haptotherapy profession in the Netherlands.
This publication of "In Touch" is the translation of "Werken met Gevoel. Geschiedenis van het beroep haptotherapeut in Nederland", written by Prof. Dr. Dolly Verhoeven.Guiding in the answer to pain
Pain is felt. Felt by the one who is feeling pain. The pain itself is not discernible to an outsider. But the expression of pain is another thing. Pain always has causes, but even more important is that pain is always a signal: something is wrong. The signal is the basis of both the question andHaptotherapy and high-level sport performance
Haptotherapy is a well appreciated, but still not widespread, discipline in the field of cure and care for high-level athletes. Top-level athletes can and need to develop themselves as autonomous, self-confident and responsible persons in order to perform at their best without choking or burningHaptotherapy and empathy
An approach of haptotherapy - and haptonomy in general - from the perspective of empathy. At first sight, there seems to be a striking relationship between haptotherapy and empathy. From an empathy perspective, haptotherapy is like empathy-with-the-hands, whereas empaThe clinical effectiveness of haptotherapy in routine practices
Despite the widespread application of haptotherapy in the Netherlands, there is a lack of evidence regarding its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to further explore its effect in a convenience sample of clients from first line clinical practices.Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in the Primary Healthcare Practice of Therapists
In primary healthcare the 4DSQ is meaningful for screening for Distress, Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization in order to start an adequate form of treatment or to take measures in terms of consultation an/or referral.Methodological reflections on body–mind intervention studies with cancer patients
Methodological reflection on the content, results and limitations of three body-mind intervention studies (including haptotherapy) with cancer patients (CPs) in order to improve the quality of studies on body-mind interventions and to raise the potential value for CPs.Evaluation of haptotherapy for patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy at a day clinic
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a haptotherapeutic treatment and its effects on the perceived well-being of patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy in day care.Page Navigation: 1 (All)
