Laboring on birth in transition in the United States /
| Main Author: | Simonds, Wendy, 1962- |
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| Other Authors: | Rothman, Barbara Katz., Norman, Bari Meltzer. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Routledge,
[2007]
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| Physical Description: |
xivi, 339 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz Rothman
- Introduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds
- Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman
- Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman
- Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds
- Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds
- Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds
- The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman
- Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman.