Birthing Autonomy: Women's Experiences of Planning Home BirthsBirthing Autonomy brings some balance to the difficult arguments that arise from debates about home births, and focuses on women’s views and their experiences of planning home births. It provides an in-depth exploration of how women make decisions about home births and what aspects matter most to them. Comparing how differently the pros and cons of home births are constructed and contemplated by mothers and by the medical profession, the book looks at how current obstetric thinking and practices can disempower and harm women emotionally and spiritually as well as physically. Written in an accessible style, this book is enlightening for student and practicing midwives and obstetricians, as well as researchers and students of nursing, medical sociology, health studies, gender studies, feminist practitioners and theorists. It will also be invaluable to expectant mothers who want to be more informed about the choices they are facing and the wider context within which their birth options are considered. |
Contents
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1 Home birth? Whats the problem? | 19 |
2 What do we know? What does she know? Can anyone know anything? | 42 |
3 How have we got here? Historical and current perspectives | 70 |
4 Whats safe and whats risky? | 104 |
Relationships between women and midwives | 158 |
The ethical implications of obstetrics | 205 |
7 Where now? | 254 |
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Other editions - View all
Birthing Autonomy: Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births Nadine Pilley Edwards Limited preview - 2005 |
Birthing Autonomy: Women's Experiences of Planning Home Births Nadine Pilley Edwards No preview available - 2005 |