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Midwives' tales : stories of traditional and professional birthing in Samoa /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Barclay, Lesley
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Midwifery > Samoa.
Childbirth > Samoa.
Birth customs > Samoa.
Midwifery > American Samoa > Personal Narratives.
Developing Countries > American Samoa.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice > American Samoa.
Medicine, Traditional > American Samoa.
Nurse Midwives > American Samoa > Personal Narratives.
Patient Acceptance of Health Care > American Samoa.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Where it began
  • Traditional birthing
  • Western ways: colonised birthing
  • Changing attitudes
  • Learning from each other
  • Developing partnerships
  • Where to from here
  • Discussing the future: Pelenatete's story.