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Birth Models That Work
Davis-Floyd
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Description for Birth Models That Work
Paperback. Takes us around the world in search of birth models that work in order to improve the standard of care for mothers and families everywhere. This book describes examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized societies that apply the scientific evidence to support and facilitate normal physiological birth. Editor(s): Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.; Barclay, Lesley; Tritten, Jan; Daviss, Betty-Anne. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 line illustrations, 18 tables, 15 boxes. BIC Classification: MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
This groundbreaking book takes us around the world in search of birth models that work in order to improve the standard of care for mothers and families everywhere. The contributors describe examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized societies that apply the latest scientific evidence to support and facilitate normal physiological birth; deal appropriately with complications; and, generate excellent birth outcomes - including psychological satisfaction for the mother. The book concludes with a description of the ideology that underlies all these working models - known internationally as the midwifery model of care.
This groundbreaking book takes us around the world in search of birth models that work in order to improve the standard of care for mothers and families everywhere. The contributors describe examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized societies that apply the latest scientific evidence to support and facilitate normal physiological birth; deal appropriately with complications; and, generate excellent birth outcomes - including psychological satisfaction for the mother. The book concludes with a description of the ideology that underlies all these working models - known internationally as the midwifery model of care.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520258914
SKU
V9780520258914
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About Davis-Floyd
Robbie E. Davis-Floyd is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at University of Texas, Austin, and Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology. She is author of Birth as an American Rite of Passage (second edition, UC Press), among other books. Lesley Barclay is Director and Professor at the Centre for Family Health and Midwifery at the University ... Read more
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