Birth matters : a midwife's manifesta
(2011)
By:
Gaskin, Ina May
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
618.45/GASKIN,I
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2011]
©2011
©2011
EDITION
Seven Stories Press first edition
DESCRIPTION
250 pages :b illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781583229279 (pbk.), 1583229272 (pbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The importance of birth and birth stories -- Second-wave feminism, birth, and motherhood -- Sexuality and birth -- A brief look at the history of midwives and medical men -- Technology and empowerment -- Gathering the power of sisterhood -- What's a father-to-be to do? -- My vision for the future -- The kind of obstetrics I miss, and its great defenders