Reconceiving midwifery / / edited by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824592703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montréal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-282-86174-3; 9786612861741; 0-7735-7180-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 335 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): BenoitCecilia <1954->; BourgeaultIvy Lynn <1967->; Davis-FloydRobbie
• Disciplina: 362.1/982/00971
• Soggetti: Midwifery - Canada; Midwifery - Canada - History
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Robbie Davis-Floyd Introduction. Reconceiving midwifery in Canada / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit, and Robbie Davis-Floyd Rethinking the history of midwifery in Canada / Lesley Biggs Tradition as a political symbol in the new midwifery in Canada/ Margaret MacDonald Why legislation?: using regulation to strengthen midwifery / Vicki Van Wagner Delaying legislation: the Quebec experiment / Helene Vadeboncoeur Challenges to midwifery integration: interprofessional relationships in British Columbia / Jude Kornelsen and Elaine Carty To fund or not to fund: The Alberta decision / Susan James and Ivy Bourgeault Exploring legislated midwifery: texts and rulings / Mary Sharpe Becoming a midwife in Canada: models of midwifery education / Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd Midwifery education in Ontario: its origins, operation, and impact on the profession / Karyn Kaufman and Bobbi Soderstrom Midwifery on the prairies: visionaries and realists in Manitoba / Pat Kaufert and Kris Robinson Unregulated midwifery: experiences of women in Nova Scotia / Denise Marion Access to midwifery: reflections on the Ontario Equity Committee Experience / Anne Rochon Ford and Vicki Van Wagner Aboriginal midwifery in ; Canada: merging traditional practices and modern science / Dena Carroll and Cecilia Benoit The Boundaries of professional belonging: how race has shaped the re-emergence of midwifery in Ontario / Sheryl NestelAfterword. Missing pieces and new developments: challenges and opportunities / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Cecilia Benoit
• Sommario/riassunto: Midwifery in the developed world is in a state of ferment and change - a phenomenon referred to as the 'new midwifery'. This title offers analysis of the new midwifery as it is practised and reflects on regional differences in the emerging profession, providing a systematic account of its historical, local and international roots and more.