02766nam 2200649Ia 450 991045941640332120200520144314.01-282-89613-X97866128961321-4399-0221-6(CKB)2670000000054858(EBL)713739(OCoLC)694145895(SSID)ssj0000426488(PQKBManifestationID)11277242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426488(PQKBWorkID)10389867(PQKB)10501639(MiAaPQ)EBC713739(MdBmJHUP)muse13406(Au-PeEL)EBL713739(CaPaEBR)ebr10425387(CaONFJC)MIL289613(EXLCZ)99267000000005485820100311d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPushing for midwives[electronic resource] mothers and the reproductive rights movement /Christa CravenPhiladelphia Temple University Press20101 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4399-0220-8 1-4399-0219-4 Includes bibliographical references.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; IndexWith 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 mMidwiferyReproductive rightsMidwiferyVirginiaReproductive rightsVirginiaElectronic books.Midwifery.Reproductive rights.MidwiferyReproductive rights618.2Craven Christa968210MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459416403321Pushing for midwives2199104UNINA