The Midwife Challenge (Issues in Women's Health series) [Paperback]

Sheila Kitzinger (Editor, Introduction, Afterword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pandora Press (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0044408455
• ISBN-13: 978-0044408451
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive View of Midwifery Politics, January 21, 2001

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This review is from: The Midwife Challenge (Issues in Women's Health series) (Paperback)

Kitzinger has once again created a powerhouse (this time as an editor and contributor) with The Midwife Challenge. Midwifery practice around the globe is represented and what is "normal" in other countries often puts U.S. practices to shame with its scientification of the birth process. Other developed countries experience the same conflict between natural processes and the proliferation of technology that the U.S. has gone through, and with similar impact on women's health. Most interesting are the articles showing less developed countries experiencing the conflict of wanting to emulate the positive medical advances of the first world while still preserving their indigenous culture.