Laboring on : birth in transition in the United States /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Simonds, Wendy, 1962-
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Rothman, Barbara Katz, Norman, Bari Meltzer
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, Â©2007.
Series:	Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	Childbirth > United States. Parturition Midwifery > trends United States MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics. Childbirth. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz Rothman
Introduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds
Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman
Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman
Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds
Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds
Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds
The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman
Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman.