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Reconceiving midwifery /

Midwifery in the developed world is in a state of ferment and change - a phenomenon referred to as the 'new midwifery'. This title offers analysis of the new midwifery as it is practised and reflects on regional differences in the emerging profession, providing a systematic account of its...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Benoit, Cecilia M., 1954-, Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, 1967-, Davis-Floyd, Robbie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2004]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Robbie Davis-Floyd
  • Introduction. Reconceiving midwifery in Canada / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit, and Robbie Davis-Floyd
  • Rethinking the history of midwifery in Canada / Lesley Biggs
  • Tradition as a political symbol in the new midwifery in Canada/ Margaret MacDonald
  • Why legislation?: using regulation to strengthen midwifery / Vicki Van Wagner
  • Delaying legislation: the Quebec experiment / Helene Vadeboncoeur
  • Challenges to midwifery integration: interprofessional relationships in British Columbia / Jude Kornelsen and Elaine Carty
  • To fund or not to fund: The Alberta decision / Susan James and Ivy Bourgeault
  • Exploring legislated midwifery: texts and rulings / Mary Sharpe
  • Becoming a midwife in Canada: models of midwifery education / Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd
  • Midwifery education in Ontario: its origins, operation, and impact on the profession / Karyn Kaufman and Bobbi Soderstrom
  • Midwifery on the prairies: visionaries and realists in Manitoba / Pat Kaufert and Kris Robinson
  • Unregulated midwifery: experiences of women in Nova Scotia / Denise Marion
  • Access to midwifery: reflections on the Ontario Equity Committee Experience / Anne Rochon Ford and Vicki Van Wagner
  • Aboriginal midwifery in Canada: merging traditional practices and modern science / Dena Carroll and Cecilia Benoit
  • The Boundaries of professional belonging: how race has shaped the re-emergence of midwifery in Ontario / Sheryl Nestel
  • Afterword. Missing pieces and new developments: challenges and opportunities / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Cecilia Benoit.