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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459416403321

Autore

Craven Christa

Titolo

Pushing for midwives [[electronic resource] ] : mothers and the reproductive rights movement / / Christa Craven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-89613-X

9786612896132

1-4399-0221-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

618.2

Soggetti

Midwifery

Reproductive rights

Midwifery - Virginia

Reproductive rights - Virginia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Research and Activism; Introduction: Pushing for Midwives; 1. Histories of Struggle; 2. The Birth of Consumer Activism for Midwives; 3. Midwives in Virginia; 4. Mothers in the Legislature; 5. "I'm Not Really Politically Active, but . . ."; 6. Divisive Strategies; Epilogue: Beyond Consumer Rights; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the increasing demand for midwives, activists are lobbying to loosen restrictions that deny legal access to homebirth options. In Pushing for Midwives, Christa Craven presents a nuanced history of women's reproductive rights activism in the U.S. She also provides an examination of contemporary organizing strategies for reproductive rights in an era increasingly driven by "consumer rights."  An historical and ethnographic case study of grassroots organizing, Pushing for Midwives is an in-depth look at the strategies, successes, and challenges facing m