Birth Ambassadors: Doulas and the Re-Emergence of Woman-Supported Birth in America - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elayne G. Clift, Christine H. MortonPublish date:2014-01-24Pages:394
Language:EnglishPublisher:Praeclarus PressISBN-13:9781939807069ISBN-10:1939807069UPC:9781939807069Book Category:Health & Fitness, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, Gynecology & ObstetricsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SC4XCXGSDJ
Birth Ambassadors documents the social history of the emergence of doula care in the United States. What are doulas and where did they come from? Why do women become doulas? What does it mean to be a doula? Birth Ambassadors is the only book to fully answer these questions by connecting narrative accounts with critical sociological analysis of the dilemmas and issues embodied in doula history and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Praeclarus PressISBN-13:9781939807069ISBN-10:1939807069UPC:9781939807069Book Category:Health & Fitness, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, Gynecology & ObstetricsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.1618Product ID:SC4XCXGSDJ
Christine H. Morton, PhD is a research sociologist whose research has focused on women's reproductive experiences and maternity care roles. Since 2008, she has been at Stanford University's California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (www.cmqcc.org), where she conducts research on maternal mortality and morbidity. Elayne G. Clift, MA is a writer, journalist, and Humanities adjunct professor....
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