This paper examines how to best be with women during birth, based on a phenomenological description of the birth experience. The first part of the paper establishes birth as an uncanny experience, that is, an experience that is not only entirely unfamiliar, but even unimaginable. The way in which birth happens under unknowable circumstances (in terms of when, how, with whom…) creates a set of a...

This article reports on an intervention designed to prevent violent extremism in young UK Muslims, and provides an empirical assessment of its effectiveness. The course was designed to expose participants to the multiplicity of value priorities that influential Muslims embody, and to structure group activities that allow participants to explore all value positions on issues central to radical I...

Background: People seeking fertility treatment are exposed to numerous stressors and many professionals are involved in their care. Most patients undergoing health interventions feel stress at some point in the process, but for infertile patients, this is pronounced. Patients who feel stressed are not experiencing wellbeing, so the role of the fertility nurse/midwife in alleviating stress and p...