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Reconceiving midwifery / edited by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Midwifery--Canada.
- Midwifery.
- Midwifery--Canada--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 335 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Midwifery in the developed world is in a state of ferment and change - a phenomenon referred to as the 'new midwifery'. This title offers analysis of the new midwifery as it is practised and reflects on regional differences in the emerging profession, providing a systematic account of its historical, local and international roots and more.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Robbie Davis-Floyd Introduction. Reconceiving midwifery in Canada / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit, and Robbie Davis-Floyd Rethinking the history of midwifery in Canada / Lesley Biggs Tradition as a political symbol in the new midwifery in Canada/ Margaret MacDonald Why legislation?: using regulation to strengthen midwifery / Vicki Van Wagner Delaying legislation: the Quebec experiment / Helene Vadeboncoeur Challenges to midwifery integration: interprofessional relationships in British Columbia / Jude Kornelsen and Elaine Carty To fund or not to fund: The Alberta decision / Susan James and Ivy Bourgeault Exploring legislated midwifery: texts and rulings / Mary Sharpe Becoming a midwife in Canada: models of midwifery education / Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd Midwifery education in Ontario: its origins, operation, and impact on the profession / Karyn Kaufman and Bobbi Soderstrom Midwifery on the prairies: visionaries and realists in Manitoba / Pat Kaufert and Kris Robinson Unregulated midwifery: experiences of women in Nova Scotia / Denise Marion Access to midwifery: reflections on the Ontario Equity Committee Experience / Anne Rochon Ford and Vicki Van Wagner Aboriginal midwifery in Canada: merging traditional practices and modern science / Dena Carroll and Cecilia Benoit The Boundaries of professional belonging: how race has shaped the re-emergence of midwifery in Ontario / Sheryl NestelAfterword. Missing pieces and new developments: challenges and opportunities / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Cecilia Benoit
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86174-3
- 9786612861741
- 0-7735-7180-9
- OCLC:
- 929120757
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