Birth models that work

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 everywhere. The contributors describe examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized societies that apply...

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Main Authors Davis-Floyd, Robbie, Barclay, Lesley, Tritten, Jan, Daviss, Betty-Anne
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berkeley University of California Press 2009
Edition1
Subjects
Anthropology
Birthing Centers
Childbirth
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-cultural studies
Delivery, Obstetric
Delivery, Obstetrics
Labor (Obstetrics)
Maternal health services
Midwifery
Models, Organizational
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Summary: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 everywhere. The contributors describe examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized societies that apply the latest scientific evidence to support and facilitate normal physiological birth; deal appropriately with complications; and generate excellent birth outcomes—including psychological satisfaction for the mother. The book concludes with a description of the ideology that underlies all these working models—known internationally as the midwifery model of care.
ISBN:9780520248632
0520258916
0520248635
9780520258914
0520943333
9780520943339
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520248632.001.0001