TY - BOOK AU - Squire,Caroline AU - AU - Rai,Gurcharan AU - TI - The social context of birth SN - 9781498791403 (ebook) : U1 - 618.2 CY - London KW - Childbirth KW - Social aspects KW - Birth customs KW - Midwifery KW - Pregnant women KW - Social conditions KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - lcsh N1 - Specialized; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781138450325; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - 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 UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=WestLondon&isbn=9781498791403 ER -