Laboring on birth in transition in the United States

Laboring on : birth in transition in the United States / Wendy Simonds, Barbara Katz Rothman, and Bari Meltzer Norman.

Author/creator	Simonds, Wendy, 1962-
Other author/creator	Rothman, Barbara Katz.
Other author/creator	Norman, Bari Meltzer.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York : Routledge,
Description	xivi, 339 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)	Childbirth--United States.

Contents	Introduction: A lifetime's labor : women and power in the birthplace / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Introduction: Origin stories / Wendy Simonds -- Laboring then : the political history of maternity care in the United States / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Laboring now : current cultural constructions of pregnancy, birth, and mothering / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Becoming a midwife : varieties of inspiration / Wendy Simonds -- Birth matters : practicing midwifery / Wendy Simonds -- Women in white : obstetricians and labor and delivery nurses / Wendy Simonds -- The new arrival : labor doulas and the fragmentation of midwifery and caregiving / Bari Meltzer Norman and Barbara Katz Rothman -- Conclusion: An unending labor of love / Wendy Simonds and Barbara Katz Rothman.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006028290
ISBN	041594662X (hb)
ISBN	0415946638 (pb)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
	Electronic Resources	Access Content Online	✔ Available