ISBN:
041594662X
,
0415946638
,
9780415946629
,
9780415946636
Language:
English
Pages:
XLVI, 339 S
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Perspectives on gender
DDC:
618.4
Keywords:
Childbirth
;
Childbirth United States
;
USA
;
Geburt
Abstract:
Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Introduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds -- Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds -- Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds -- Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds -- The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman -- Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz RothmanIntroduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds -- Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds -- Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds -- Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds -- The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman -- Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Introduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds -- Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds -- Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds -- Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds -- The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman -- Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006028290.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006028290.html
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