1st Edition

Helpers In Childbirth Midwifery Today

By Ann Oakley, Susanne Houd Copyright 1990
    218 Pages
    by Routledge

    218 Pages
    by Routledge

    A consideration of the role of the midwife in childbirth, which currently stands at the point of divergence between two differing philosophies of childbearing. In one, pregnancy and birth belong to the medical profession, in the other it is a part of the experience of ordinary life.

    Chapter 1 What Is a Midwife?; Chapter 2 Midwives in History; Chapter 3 What Do Midwives Do?; Chapter 4 Childbirth Today; Chapter 5 Protest; Chapter 6 Who Is at Risk?; Chapter 7 What is Good Care?; Chapter 8 The Invisible Vision;

    Biography

    Oakley, Ann; Houd, Susanne