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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-06 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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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 everywh
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Language: en
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Authors: Robbie E. Davis-Floyd
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"This book is a major contribution to the global struggle for control of women's bodies and their giving birth and should be read by all obstetricians, midwives
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This stunning sequel to Brigitte Jordan’s landmark Birth in Four Cultures brings together the work of fifteen reproductive anthropologists to address core cul
Birth as an American Rite of Passage
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Promoting Normal Birth
Language: en
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An international collaboration of lecturers, practitioners and researchers. Each chapter considers a topic relevant to normalising maternity care. Topics includ