The social context of birth /
The social context of birth /
edited by Caroline Squire and Gurcharan Rai.
- 1 volume
No woman has an 'uneventful pregnancy' - a phrase which is commonly heard in western medical birth settings in the UK. Each woman births her child within a social context of her own. Midwives and other health care professionals need to have a deep understanding of the various lives childbearing women live in order to support them insightfully and practise in a nuanced manner. This edition, has been revised, updated and enlarged to provide an essential understanding of the different lives women live and in which they birth their children.
Specialized.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781498791403 (ebook) :
Childbirth--Social aspects.
Birth customs.
Midwifery--Social aspects.
Pregnant women--Social conditions.
Health and Wellbeing.
618.2
No woman has an 'uneventful pregnancy' - a phrase which is commonly heard in western medical birth settings in the UK. Each woman births her child within a social context of her own. Midwives and other health care professionals need to have a deep understanding of the various lives childbearing women live in order to support them insightfully and practise in a nuanced manner. This edition, has been revised, updated and enlarged to provide an essential understanding of the different lives women live and in which they birth their children.
Specialized.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781498791403 (ebook) :
Childbirth--Social aspects.
Birth customs.
Midwifery--Social aspects.
Pregnant women--Social conditions.
Health and Wellbeing.
618.2