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Midwifery and Childbirth in America |  | Author: Judith Rooks
Publisher: Temple University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 548
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 1566397111
Dewey Decimal Number: 618
EAN: 9781566397117
ASIN: 1566397111
Publication Date: February 10, 1999
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Having a baby is an elemental human experience profound, even sacred to some women and their families. At the same time, it is a significant component of health care. The medical model of childbirth emphasizes the pathological potential of pregnancy and birth, while an alternative model championed by midwives focuses on the normalcy of pregnancy and its potential for health. Now available in paperback, this definitive account of the many forces that intersect over the issue of childbirth explains in a comprehensive and authoritative manner the conceptual and philosophical differences between these models. The author has brought together in a clear and readable fashion the myriad strands of history, culture, science, economics, and policy that have resulted in the current condition of maternity care in the United States. She describes the disparate backgrounds, training, and roles of certified nurse-midwives and lay or direct entry midwives, and explains the contributions of both groups. Rooks believes that maternity care and childbirth in America can, and should, be better than it is today, and offers steps to take in the direction. Author note: Judith Rooks is a nurse-midwife and epidemiologist with a long career in public health. She has taught in a school of nursing, a school of medicine, and a school of midwifery. The author of more than 50 scientific and professional papers, she is also past-president of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. She is an Associate of the Pacific Institute for Women's Health in Los Angeles.
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The Best Book on Midwifery June 24, 2003
Reference Librarian (Kentucky)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Judith Pence Rooks has written the best book available in the subject of Midwifery. It is a complete history, and is extremely well-written. It includes a comprehensive bibliography. For those of us who have had multiple home-births it is an invaluable resource. This will doubtless be the standard reference for years to come. We hope it will encourage the home-birth movement, and the use of mid-wives, as a safer alternative to physicians, in the United States.
Comprehensive, balanced, readable, an outstanding book!! January 21, 1999
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
Every profession should be so lucky to have someone write a book like this! Rooks has comprehensively and sytematically reviewed the scientific literature pertaining to the care of pregnant and birthing women and the issues of from whom, where, and under what conditions they receive care from health professionals. She writes in a readable, straightforward manner that makes her book useful and accessible to consumers and health care providers. The author is a Centers for Disease Control-educated epidemiologist and a certified nurse-midwife who has evaluated maternal and women's health programs abroad and conducted several major research projects in the United States.
The presentation of the facts in this book blew me away! October 29, 1998
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Rooks is a great researcher and puts the facts down in readable language without blame on doctors nurses midwives or parents. Most objective book on this highly controversial subject matter.
Comprehensive review: hx, politics& economics of midwifery October 22, 1998
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Most comprehensive review of the historic, political, legal, and economic forces which shaped the practice of midwifery in America.
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