Birth without doctors / Jacqueline Vincent-Priya.
"Most women giving birth in rural communities throughout the Third World cannot enjoy the ''benefits'' of modern medical assistance. They are usually too expensive and too far away. This book is the result of journeys and conversations between the author, traditional midwive...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Earthscan,
2013.
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| Series: | Earthscan library collection. Health and population.
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| Summary: | "Most women giving birth in rural communities throughout the Third World cannot enjoy the ''benefits'' of modern medical assistance. They are usually too expensive and too far away. This book is the result of journeys and conversations between the author, traditional midwives and mothers which took place over several years in Malaysia and Indonesia. It describes traditional birthing practices and the communities in which they have arisen. For normal births the safety record is impressive, but so too is the reassurance of ritual and the incorporation of birthing into family and society. It is interesting to discover that many practices are based not only on religious understandings but also on sound herbal medical precautions. The book's point is not merely to demonstrate the skill of the traditional midwives, nor even to challenge what seems to be the medical view that pregnancy is an illness, but to give an insight into worlds where ''barefoot'' midwifery is the norm."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415846269 9780415846264 1853830933 9781853830938 |