Bookends: A Family Doctor Explores Birth, Death, and Tokothanatology

by Susan Boron MD

Toko●thanat●ology (n): The theoretical study of the parallels between birth and death, especially in medical care. 
 
What do birth and death have in common? They both represent times of profound change, when patients and their families need emotional support and empathy from their caregivers—things they don't teach in medical school. 
 
The practical skills and knowledge required to provide care in obstetrics and palliative care are essential. But dealing with the deeper meaning, the human connection, is equally important. The very nature of these events encourages the caregiver to walk alongside the patient, to assist rather than control.

In Bookends , Dr. Susan Boron explores the powerfully human aspects of caring for people at both ends of their lives. She shows how expertise in one area of care easily transfers to the other, increasing confidence and improving care and satisfaction for practitioner and patient alike.

186 pages, Hardcover

Published August 23, 2022

Reviews

[Richard Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are only two days in your life that are less than 24 hours long—the day you are born and the day you die. This is far from all that birth and death have in common: they are the most momentous days in our lives; they are family, social, and cultural events surrounded by rituals and laws; they are the stuff of stories, poetry, art, and films; and these days they involve health care and both have been medicalised to an unhealthy degree.

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