Midwifery and Sexuality

This first open-access book on midwifery and sexuality integrates sexual health into the care for the pregnant and postpartum couple. It addresses sexuality and intimacy from an education and prevention perspective instead of just focusing on treating problems, aiming to foster the development of sexual well-being and happy couplehood. Sexuality and intimacy are essential elements in the bonding of the couple and the parents-to-be. That process can be seriously hampered by sexual problems due to mutual misunderstanding, fear and sexual troubles (especially when the natural processes of conceiving, pregnancy and delivery are disturbed). In this phase of life, disruption of intimacy, sexuality and sexual relationship is a significant risk factor for developing couple and family problems. The need for such a book stems from the very limited attention given to this health area in the daily practice of most midwives and related healthcare professionals. In building a close relationship with the couple through frequent, intense, longstanding contact, the midwife acquires a perfect position to address sexuality and intimacy. With 36 authors from 14 countries, the book comprises five modules: 1. Sexuality; 2. Sexual aspects of the various phases of reproduction when things develop without complications; 3. Sexual aspects when those same phases deviate from physiology; 4. Special topics on sexuality relevant to daily midwifery practice; 5. Teaching, learning, skills and competencies with regard to sexuality. This new practical textbook guides healthcare professionals such as midwives, obstetricians, gynaecologists, nurses, general practitioners, pelvic floor therapists, etc., by offering both basic knowledge and skills on sexual health and wellbeing, combined with modern sexological knowledge, like the entirely new topic of sexual aspects of preconception care.</p

Various Sexual Consequences of Interventions in Midwifery Practice

Many different elements influence sexuality and intimacy. Whereas some elements are entirely outside obstetric care, others are directly related to what happens in contact with the midwife. This chapter deals with the consequences (the ‘sexual side effects’) of what the midwife is doing or not doing. It focuses more on behaviour and attitude than on the ‘medical or technical’ aspects. The chapter will discuss possible sexual implications of the midwife’s daily work, incorporating the sexuality theme with attention to body integrity, boundaries, and respect. The chapter will provide part of the information in the form of questions for exercises related to the professional attitude in daily midwife practice. It will also include some aspects of personal involvement in the care of the woman and the couple. A midwife is also a person with sexual feelings, most probably with a sexual life and maybe a sexual relationship. Many HCPs tend not to consider those realities related to their work. However, they can significantly impact when the positive and negative aspects of their clients’ intimacy and sexuality intensely or repeatedly confront the midwife. This chapter is part of ‘Midwifery and Sexuality’, a Springer Nature open-access textbook for midwives and related healthcare professionals.</p

Institutional measures

Magistrska naloga prikazuje in opisuje različne poglede, ter problematiko institucij in posameznikov, ki se intenzivno ukvarjajo z mladoletnimi delinkventi. V nalogi obravnavam teoretične opredelitve in zakonske ureditve zavodskih ukrepov. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena analiza odgovorov intervjuvancev iz Centra za socialno delo Šiška, Prevzgojnega doma Radeče, Vzgojnega zavoda Logatec in Okrožnega sodišča v Ljubljani na nekatera najbolj pereča vprašanja na področju mladoletniškega prestopništva. Namen zavodskih ukrepov je doseči mladoletnikovo vzgojo in prevzgojo v okviru trdnega zavodskega okolja pod stalnim nadzorom strokovnih delavcev. Vzgojni ukrep oddaje v vzgojni zavod lahko izreče sodišče ali pa center za socialno delo, medtem ko vzgojni ukrep oddaje v prevzgojni dom lahko izreče samo sodišče. Za oba zavodska ukrepa morajo biti izpolnjeni splošni zakonski pogoji. Glede na statistiko se trend zavodskih ukrepov z leti znižuje, kar je najverjetneje posledica tega, da se tudi mladoletniška kriminaliteta skozi leta znižuje. Pomen magistrske naloge je opozoriti na pomembnost obravnave mladoletnih prestopnikov in prikazati aktualne probleme s katerimi se srečujejo strokovni delavci v praksi pri delu z mladoletnimi delinkventi.Master thesis shows and describes various views and problems of institutions and individuals, which intensively work with juvenile delinquents. The thesis emphasizes theoretical definitions and the regularization of institutional measures. In the empirical part it presents the analysis of the interviews which were taken at the Šiška Center for social work, at Radeče correctional institution, at Logatec educational institute and at Ljubljana district court. The analysis analyses the answers on most delicate problems with juvenile delinquency. The purpose of the institutional measures is to achieve the minor\u27s education and re-education in an institutional environment under the constant supervision of professionals. The educational measure of placement in an educational institution may be imposed by court or center for social work, while the educational measure of placement in a correctional institution may impose only the court. Both institutional measures must comply with the general legal conditions. According to the statistics the trend of measures has been reducing, due to the fact that the juvenile crime has been reducing too. The aim of the master thesis is to pay attention to the importance of the treatment of delinquents and display the current problems faced by practitioners that work with juvenile delinquents