Born at Home The Biological, Cultural and Political Dimensions of Maternity Care in the United States

Name: Born at Home The Biological, Cultural and Political Dimensions of Maternity Care in the United States
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ISBN: 9780495793663

ISBN-10: 0495793663

ISBN-13: 9780495793663

Edition: 2011

Authors: Melissa Cheyney

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This is a book about women who choose to give birth at home against the wishes and indeed the interests of established medicine. It focuses on conditions in the US. It places the issue within the context of the continuing health care crisis in this country and poses surprisingly traditional alternatives to the mechanized and impersonal care delivery that accompanies that crisis and indeed arises from it. BORN AT HOME is brief and inexpensive – indeed free when bundled- and designed to be used in an introductory Anthropology class with a core textbook or in an upper division course alongside additional readings. It offers an intimate look at an emerging movement that runs counter to…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 3/11/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Melissa Cheyney received her PhD in medical anthropology from the University of Oregon and is now assistant professor of anthropology at Oregon State University. She is also a midwife registered in Oregon. Her research has taken her into settings for high risk pregnancy - e.g. Juarez, Mexico.



Foreward


Preface



Midwifery in Cross-cultural and Historical Perspective



Challenging Hospital Birth as Norm: Alternative Models of Childbearing



Performing Homebirth: Rituals of Transformation



Narratives of Resistance: Homebirth as Biomedical Critique



Toward a?evolutionary Obstetrics: "Normal" Birth in Homebirth and Evolutionary Perspective



Assessments of Safety and Risk: Bridging the Medical/Midwifery Divide



Hope for Mothers and Babies



Risk Index Criteria



Policy for Increased Collaboration between Direct-entry Midwives (DEMs) and Obstetricians for Homebirth Clients


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