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Push!

The Struggle for Midwifery in Ontario

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault author

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