Traditional midwives : cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Robbie Davis-Floyd, Betty-Anne Daviss, and Inayat Ali.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis-Floyd, Robbie, editor.

Daviss, Betty-Anne, editor.

Ali, Inayat (Medical anthropologist), editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Social science perspectives on childbirth and reproduction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Midwives.

Midwifery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 467 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2026.

Contents:

Introduction: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Traditional Midwives / Robbie Davis-Floyd, Betty-Anne Daviss, and Inayat Ali

Authoritative Knowledge: A Trialogue on Ways of Doing, Teaching, and Learning About Birth / Melissa Cheyney, Robbie Davis-Floyd, and Brigitte Jordan (posthumously)

Part 1. Traditional Midwives In Mexico: In Homage To Brigitte Jordan, Founding Mother Of The Anthropologies Of Midwifery And Birth

Regulating Traditional Mexican Midwifery: Practices of Control, Strategies of Resistance /

Mounia El Kotni

Integrating Traditional Midwives into the State Healthcare System: A Critical Case Study from Chiapas, Mexico / Margaret Buckner, Mariana Montaño, and Iris Vanegas

Community Power as the Source for Valuing and Validating Traditional Midwifery in Mexico / Nancy Paola Chávez Arias

A Tale of Three Midwives: Inconsistent Policies and the Marginalization of Midwifery in Mexico / Lydia Dixon, Mounia El Kotni, and Veronica Miranda

Two Traditional Midwives in Mexico: Re-Turning to the Essence of Traditional Midwifery /

Sabrina Speich

Part 2. Traditional Midwives In Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Aotearoa New Zealand, Pakistan, Laos, Peru, Norway, Guatemala, And India

Traditional Midwives in Nigeria, the Importance of Their Work, How They Are Perceived by Biomedical Maternity Care Professionals and Mothers, and How Traditional Midwives Perceive Biomedical Maternity Care Practitioners / Andrew Donatus Abue

The Roles of Traditional Midwives during Healthcare Crises in Kenya: Experiences from the Giriama Community in Coastal Kenya / Stephen Okumu Ombere

Traditional Birth Escorts? Reexamining the Work and Needs of Traditional Midwives in Rural Tanzania / Megan Cogburn

Indigenous Midwives and the Biomedical System among the Karamojong of Uganda: Introducing the Partnership Paradigm / Sally Graham and Robbie Davis-Floyd

Cradling the Renaissance of Ngāi Tahu Customary Maternity Knowledge through Ancient Lullabies / Kelly Tikao

Traditional Midwives and Home Births in Rural Sindh Province, Pakistan: Exploring Maternal Healthcare Practices and Preferences / Salma Sadique, Inayat Ali, and Shahbaz Ali

Baloch Midwives in Pakistan Challenge the Haunting Expectations of Hospital Births /

Fouzieyha Towghi

When the Traditional Midwife Is a Man: Reimagining Traditional Midwifery in Laos and Globally / Pascale Hancart Petitet

The Afterlife of Andean Parteras: The Provision of "Shadow Reproductive Care" and the Ironies of Expertise / Rebecca Irons

Standing with Ancestral Authority in Guatemala: Comadronas' Tireless Historical Services Win Partial Redemption / Luisa Araneda, Ingrid González, Betty-Anne Daviss, translation by Fernando Rodríguez

Sámi Midwifery in Times of Transition / Ánne-Hedvig Salmi Nordsletta and Anna-Lill Drugge

Traces of the Traditional: The Emergence of Professional Midwifery Practices in Contemporary India / Sreya Majumdar

Conclusions to Traditional Midwives: Cross-Cultural Perspectives / Robbie Davis-Floyd, Betty-Anne Daviss and Inayat Ali.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Traditional midwives

ISBN:

9781003380160

1003380166

9781040398845

1040398847

9781040398852

1040398855

Publisher Number:

90103773419

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.