Safe in a Midwife's Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio State University PressISBN-13:9780814258668ISBN-10:814258662UPC:9780814258668Book Category:Health & Fitness, Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, Ethnic Studies, NursingBook Topic:American, Maternity, Perinatal, Women's HealthSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCQ9QVESYS
Safe in a Midwife's Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South
A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2023" After a less-than-positive experience giving birth as a Black woman in the 1970s, Linda Janet Holmes launched a lifetime of work as an activist dedicated to learning about and honoring alternative birth traditions and the Black women behind them. Safe in a Midwife's Hands brings together what Holmes has gleaned from the countless midwives...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio State University PressISBN-13:9780814258668ISBN-10:814258662UPC:9780814258668Book Category:Health & Fitness, Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Pregnancy & Childbirth, Ethnic Studies, NursingBook Topic:American, Maternity, Perinatal, Women's HealthSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCQ9QVESYS
Linda Janet Holmes is an independent scholar, the former director of New Jersey's Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, and a women's health activist. Her writing--including articles in medical and feminist journals--has contributed to a resurgence of international recognition of the significance of African American midwifery practices. She is the coauthor (with Margaret Charles Smith) of...
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