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Childbirth in the Global Village: Implications for Midwifery Education and Practice [Paperback]

Dawn Hillier (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0415275520 | ISBN-13: 978-0415275521 | Publication Date: August 7, 2003 | Edition: 1

Is the experience of childbirth becoming 'globalised'?
Is the encroachment of the western medical model dehumanising a profoundly human experience?
If so, what can midwives and midwife educators do about it?

These are the questions at the heart of Childbirth in the Global Village which highlights the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and its implications for midwifery practice and education.
Built around the vivid personal stories of women and midwives experiencing childbirth in four very different cultures

Childbirth in the Global Village will resonate with the experience of midwives everywhere and makes a strong case for redesigning the midwifery curriculum to reflect the interconnectedness of childbirth, midwifery education and practice around the globe.

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Is the encroachment of the western medical model dehumanising a profoundly human experience?
If so, what can midwives and midwife educators do about it?

These are the questions at the heart of Childbirth in the Global Village which highlights the role that globalisation plays in changing childbirth practices and its implications for midwifery practice and education.
Built around the vivid personal stories of women and midwives experiencing childbirth in four very different cultures

Childbirth in the Global Village will resonate with the experience of midwives everywhere and makes a strong case for redesigning the midwifery curriculum to reflect the interconnectedness of childbirth, midwifery education and practice around the globe.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 7, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415275520
ISBN-13: 978-0415275521
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique personal and insightful view of childbirth, May 16, 2008

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Trancultural studies of childbirth that span the developed and developing world are rare as gold dust, and this one is the brand leader. The reader is gripped by the stories from beginning to end and the reflections of the author on women's health and wellbeing are illuminating.

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Global Culture: Nationalism, Globalization and Modernity: A Theory Culture and Society Special Issue by Mike Featherstone on 5 pages
Birth as an American Rite of Passage: Second Edition by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Cultural Theory (Political Cultures Series) by Michael Thompson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Global Age: State and Society Beyond Modernity by State University of New York - Stony Brook) Martin Albrow (Professor Emeritus on page 26, and Back Matter
Changing Childbirth (Pt.1) by Julia Cumberlege on page 103, and Back Matter

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