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Laboring on : birth in transition in the United States / Wendy Simonds, Barbara Katz Rothman, Bari Meltzer Norman.
Holman Biotech Commons RG651 .S566 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simonds, Wendy, 1962-
- Series:
- Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)
- Perspectives on gender
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Childbirth--United States.
- Childbirth.
- Parturition.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Parturition.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xlvi, 339 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, [2007]
- Summary:
- "Laboring On "tells the compelling story of birth in America -- an epic portrait of change and how birth has been performed now and how it is likely to be performed in the future. Birth may be a universal experience, but how births are attended to is by no means universal. The authors, all leaders in the field, examine all of the contemporary debates over midwifery, Cesarean births, obstetricians, women's healthcare reform and new technologies and practices to present a provocative understanding of childbirth as well as a prescription for the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 041594662X
- 0415946638
- 9780415946629
- 9780415946636
- OCLC:
- 73926289
- Online:
- Publisher description
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