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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255072603321

Titolo

Midwifery, Childbirth and the Media / / edited by Ann Luce, Vanora Hundley, Edwin van Teijlingen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-63513-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 161 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Communication

Digital media

Maternal and child health services

Culture

Nursing

Media and Communication

Digital/New Media

Maternal and Child Health

Global/International Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited collection - one of a kind in its field - addresses the theoretical and practical implications facing representations of midwifery and media.  Bringing together international scholars and practitioners, this succinct volume offers a cross-disciplinary discussion regarding the role of media in childbirth, midwifery and pregnancy representation. One chapter critiques the provision and dissemination of health information and promotional materials in a suburban antenatal clinic, while others are devoted to specific forms of media - television, the press, social media – looking at how each contribute to women’s perceptions and anxieties with regard to childbirth.