Birth Centres: A Social Model for Maternity Care

Birth centres are midwifery's answer to the increasing medicalisation of maternity care. The aim is to provide a safe but more home-like environment for birth, outside of the hospital/doctor interventionist model. This book discusses the issues surrounding birth centres in England, the Edgware Birth Centre as a well researched case study, and birth centres across the world. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject.The first comprehensive text on birth centers, with contributions from experts worldwide.Gathers together all the available research data, providing an essential resource for all midwifery students and practitioners. An easily accessible source of information on how to implement low technology/high social support models of maternity care.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075065497X
• ISBN13: 9780750654975
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Books for Midwives
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 7.3"