Reconceiving Midwifery by Robbie Davisfloyd

Reconceiving Midwifery by Robbie Davisfloyd

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Summary

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.

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Reconceiving Midwifery by Robbie Davisfloyd

Offers state-of-the-art analyses of the new midwifery
"This is a timely and important bookThe 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
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Comparative Health Labour Policy, McMaster University, is the co-editor of Reconceiving Midwifery.
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ISBN 13 9780773526907
ISBN 10 0773526900
Title Reconceiving Midwifery
Author Robbie Davisfloyd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Mcgill-Queen's University Press
Year published 2004-04-28
Number of pages 352
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