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

by Dawn Hillier

Book Overview

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.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415275520
• ISBN13: 9780415275521
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"