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Reconceiving Midwifery

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault author Cecilia Benoit author Robbie Davis-Floyd author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:28th Apr '04

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Offers an analyses of midwifery as it is practiced. This book reflects on regional differences in the profession, providing a systematic account of its historical, local, and international roots, its regulatory status, and the degree to which it has been integrated into health care systems.Offers state-of-the-art analyses of the new midwifery

"This is a timely and important book. The essays are thought-provoking and carefully researched and the editors deserve compliments for the selection of materials and the ways in which they have been worked up. The book is original, diverse, and compelling. Readers are introduced to leading-edge thinking and developments surrounding midwifery practice. I learned something new on every page." Brian Burtch, author of Trials of Labour: The Re-emergence of Midwifery

ISBN: 9780773526907

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 520g

352 pages