The social context of birth / edited by Caroline Squire and Gurcharan Rai.
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TextPublisher: London : Publisher: Routledge, Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 volumeContent type: text | Media type: computer | Carrier type: online resource | ISBN: 9781498791403 (ebook) :Subject(s): Childbirth | -- Social aspects | Birth customs | Midwifery | -- Social aspects | Pregnant women | -- Social conditions | Health and Wellbeing | Genre/Form: DDC classification: 618.2 | Online access: click to view unlimited access Also available in printed form ISBN 9781138450325Summary: 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.
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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.
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Also available in printed form ISBN 9781138450325
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