Baloch Midwives: Contesting Global Perceptions of Midwifery in Balochistan, Pakistan

By Fouzieyha Towghi

As the first major ethnography of Baloch midwives in Pakistan, this book draws on long-term ethnographic research in Balochistan province, showing how dhīnabogs/dheenabogs (Baloch midwives ranging in age from about 30 to 80) and their dhīnabogirī (midwifery) aid women and their kin through labor and postpartum recovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032571217
• ISBN13: 9781032571218
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"