02432nam 2200589 a 450 991081723230332120200520144314.01-84545-586-X0-85745-542-710.1515/9780857455420(CKB)2670000000401969(EBL)1323685(OCoLC)855503950(MiAaPQ)EBC1323685(DE-B1597)635989(DE-B1597)9780857455420(EXLCZ)99267000000040196920090810d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChildbirth, midwifery and concepts of time /edited by Christine McCourt1st ed.New York Berghahn Books20091 online resource (280 p.)Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ;v. 17Description based upon print version of record.1-299-77752-X 1-84545-294-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Historical and cultural context -- pt. II. Time and childbirth practices -- pt. III. Time and childbirth experiences. All cultures are concerned with the business of childbirth, so much so that it can never be described as a purely physiological or even psychological event. This volume draws together work from a range of anthropologists and midwives who have found anthropological approaches useful in their work. Using case studies from a variety of cultural settings, the writers explore the centrality of the way time is conceptualized, marked and measured to the ways of perceiving and managing childbirth: how women, midwives and other birth attendants are affected by issues of power and control, but also aFertility, Reproduction and SexualityChildbirthMidwiferyPublic healthTimeSociological aspectsChildbirth.Midwifery.Public health.TimeSociological aspects.618.4McCourt Christine1960-1624432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817232303321Childbirth, midwifery and concepts of time3959406UNINA