Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Birth as an American Rite of Passage (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care) Book

Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? And why, in spite of the natural childbirth movement, has hospital birth become even more intensely technologized? Robbie Davis-Floyd argues that these obstetrical procedures are rituals that reflect a cultural belief in the superiority of science over nature. Her interviews with 100 mothers and many health care professionals reveal in detail both the trauma and the satisfaction women derive from childbirth. She also calls for greater cultural and medical tolerance of the alternative beliefs of women who choose to birth at home.Read More

from£17.48 | RRP: £12.95
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £12.18
  • 0520084314
  • 9780520084315
  • Robbie Davis-Floyd
  • 1 September 1993
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 382
  • New edition
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.