The Midwife Challenge

by Sheila Kitzinger and Sheila Kitzinger (Editor)

Book Overview

Pandora Issues in Women's Health is a series of investigative books written by women about all aspects of our bodies and health. Each book takes into account women's lives in different countries and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0044408455
• ISBN13: 9780044408451
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Pandora Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

A Comprehensive View of Midwifery Politics

Kitzinger has once again created a powerhouse (this time as an editor and contributor) with The Midwife Challenge. Midwifery practice around the globe is represented and what is "normal" in other countries often puts U.S. practices to shame with its scientification of the birth process. Other developed countries experience the same conflict between natural processes and the proliferation of technology that the U.S. has gone through, and with similar impact on women's health. Most interesting are the articles showing less developed countries experiencing the conflict of wanting to emulate the positive medical advances of the first world while still preserving their indigenous culture.