Push!
The Struggle for Midwifery in Ontario
Format:Hardback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:31st Mar '06
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In "Push," Ivy Lynn Bourgeault details the struggles to integrate midwifery in Ontario - the first Canadian province to regulate the profession.An account and analysis of the first attempt to professionalize midwifery in Canada.
"A substantial contribution to existing knowledge on midwifery in Canada." Pam Wakewich, Lakehead University "An original blend of historical and contemporary developments that will be especially useful for midwives seeking modifications of existing policies and what considerations should be kept in mind for clients and midwives alike." Brian Burtch, Simon Fraser University, and author of Trials of Labour: The Re-emergence of Midwifery
ISBN: 9780773529779
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 680g
376 pages