Social Meaning of Midwifery

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

Many books exist illustrating the power structure of the medical professional, which is male gendered, and its significance for women within this. No study has so far tackled the relationship between women as child birth professionals and women as mothers. The attitude of the midwife towards the labour ward is examined. How the mother is marginalised by the managerial role taken on by the midwife towards the production process (childbirth) and the object of production (child) is the main focus of this book. The stream of feminist orientation, which is said to run through a section of the midwifery profession, is examined.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-12-07
Mått:155 x 235 x 11 mm
Vikt:281 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333608777

Utforska kategorier

Förlossningsvård inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

SHEILA C. HUNT is Head of Midwifery Education in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Swansea.ANTHEA SYMONDS is Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Wales, Swansea.

Recensioner i media

'This book is fascinating.' - Jill Cohen, International Journal of Midwifery 'Sheila Hunt, in her observational study of labour ward culture shows us as we are.' - MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 'I foresee it becoming a vadet mecum for all those involved in the provision of intrapartum care, wherever that may take place.' - Jeanne Taylor, Midwives

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionPART 1: THE SITE OF THE LABOUR PROCESSPART 2: THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOURPART 3: ETHNOGRAPHY: TREATING THE FAMILIAR AS STRANGEPART 4: SOME ASPECTS OF LABOUR WARD CULTUREPART 5: ALL IN A DAY'S WORKPART 6: ORGANISATION AND CONTROLPART 7: SHIFTS AND HANDOVERSPART 8: REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONSReferencesIndex.