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The Best Country to Give Birth? : Midwifery, Homebirth and the Politics of Maternity in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1970-2022.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryder, Linda.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Midwifery--New Zealand.
- Midwifery.
- Maternal health services--New Zealand.
- Maternal health services.
- Childbirth--New Zealand.
- Childbirth.
- Childbirth at home--New Zealand.
- Childbirth at home.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (409 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2023.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- One: Homebirth 1970s-style
- Two: 'Everyone should do it': Why choose homebirth?
- Three: Homebirth and maternity services 1970-1990
- Four: The meaning of autonomy for homebirth midwives in the 1980s
- Five: 'A highly focused and effective campaign': Homebirth as a political movement in the 1980s
- Six: The 1990 Nurses Amendment Act and midwife autonomy
- Seven: Midwifery autonomy and partnership in the 1990s
- Eight: The politics of maternity services and 'shared care' after 1990
- Nine: The practice of midwifery and the 'midwifery model' in the 1990s
- Ten: The new century: 'When things go wrong'
- Eleven: Maternity system under fire: The Midwifery Council's first decade
- Twelve: Research into maternity outcomes during the 2010s
- Conclusion: 'NZ
- the best place to give birth?'
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bryder, Linda The Best Country to Give Birth?
- ISBN:
- 9781776711178
- 1776711173
- Publisher Number:
- 40032284628
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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