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The Politics of Maternity.
The evidence surrounding the skills and approaches to support good birth has grown exponentially over the last two decades, but so too have the obstacles facing women and midwives who strive to achieve good birth. This new book critically explores the complex issues surrounding contemporary childbir...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Politics of Maternity; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Homage and legacy; Significant developments in the maternity services since 1990; Terms and meanings; Practising politics; Theory; A brief history of hegemony and power in maternity; The purpose of and rationale for this book; This book and its organisation; 2 Interpersonal politics; What's in a name?; The childbearing woman as a consumer of care; Consumer movements in maternity; Groups of consumers; Conclusion; 3 Interoccupational politics; Introduction
- Occupations and professions in maternityNew occupational groups; Strategies; Conclusion; 4 The politics of maternity beyond the western world; The woman's status; Health systems; Health personnel; Maternal outcomes; Neonatal politics; Conclusion; 5 Politics of practice philosophies; Factors influencing acceptability and acceptance; Widely-accepted practice philosophies; Less widely-accepted philosophies; Control of midwives; Conclusion; 6 The state, governmentality and our maternity services; Introduction: making birth political; Governmentality and the NHS
- State welfare and the background to the NHSThe impact of neoliberalism and new public management on the NHS; Understanding midwifery's problems within the contemporary NHS; A parallel story about railways, maternity services and the NHS; Using train metaphors to dismantle midwifery's fears; Democratic politics and midwifery; 7 Musts to avoid: how not to do statutory regulation; The Nursing and Midwifery Council; Midwifery supervision; Medical politics; Maternity in the Republic of Ireland; Conclusion; 8 Promising practices: how it can be done; Benefits of midwifery care
- What form does this care take?Promise fulfilled?; Conclusion; 9 Conclusion; Introduction; Communication and dialogue; Political power; Stratified reproduction; Looking forward
- the politics of autonomy; References; Index