Midwives' Tales: Stories of Traditional and Professional Birthing in Samoa

by Lesley Barclay and Jennifer Fenwick

Book Overview

The result of a ten-year collaboration between Australian and Samoan researchers and midwives, this book compiles the first-person stories of several generations of Samoan midwives, both those who use traditional techniques for home birth and those who use Western techniques in a hospital. The voices are vivid and varied, often displaying the Samoan gift for storytelling.

The overall picture of changing birthing practices is complex and sometimes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826514979
• ISBN13: 9780826514974
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"