Safe in a Midwife's Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South

by Linda Janet Holmes

A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2023"

After a less-than-positive experience giving birth as a Black woman in the 1970s, Linda Janet Holmes launched a lifetime of work as an activist dedicated to learning about and honoring alternative birth traditions and the Black women behind them. Safe in a Midwife's Hands brings together what Holmes has gleaned from the countless midwives who have shared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814258662
• ISBN13: 9780814258668
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"