Helpers in childbirth : midwifery today / Ann Oakley, Susanne Houd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakley, Ann, author.

Contributor:

Houd, Susanne.

Series:

Series in health care for women.

Series in health care for women, 1047-4005

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Midwives--History--20th century.

Midwives.

Midwives--History.

Childbirth--History.

Childbirth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. What Is a Midwife?; Midwives on Midwifery; How Many Midwives?; Where Do Midwives Work?; Chapter 2. Midwives in History; Old Wives' Tales: Women as Healers and Midwives; Losing Ground: The Medical and Obstetrical Takeovers; History Lessons?; Chapter 3. What Do Midwives Do?; Legislation; Education and Training; Practice; Independent Practitioners?; Are Midwives Safe?; Chapter 4. Childbirth Today; Birth in Context; Birth Scenes; Birth as Liberation; Chapter 5. Protest; The Protesting Consumer

Alternative Perinatal Services in Europe and North AmericaAlternative versus Official Services; The Official System Responds; Continuities and Contradictions within the Alternative Movement; Chapter 6. Who Is at Risk?; Problems with the Risk Approach; Alternatives to the Risk Approach; Conclusion; Chapter 7. What Is Good Care?; Talking to the Professionals; Defining Good Care; Practical and Professional Limits; Chapter 8. The Invisible Vision; Visionary Principles; Profession: To Be or Not To Be?; Appendix A: Bibliography

Appendix B: Midwifery and WHO: A Content Analysis of Midwifery in WHO Publications from 1952 to 1983Appendix C: The Role of the Midwife in Perinatal Technology in Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R; Index

Notes:

"Published on behalf of the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, by Hemisphere Publishing Corporation."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-135-91049-9

1-138-99217-8

1-315-06137-6

1-135-91042-1

9781315061375

OCLC:

874143533