Push! [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

• Autore: Bourgeault Ivy Lynn <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill Queen's University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic text (xxiii, 346 p. : ill.) : digital file
• Disciplina: 618.2/0233/09713
• Soggetto topico: Midwives - Ontario; Midwifery - Ontario - History; Midwifery - Political aspects - Ontario; Midwifery - Government policy - Ontario
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Analytical lenses : professions, women, and the state -- International inspirations and cautionary tales -- The fall and rise of midwifery in Canada -- From social movement to professional project -- Deciding to integrate midwifery -- Dilemmas of regulation -- Defining themselves before being defined -- Ensuring equity of access through public funding -- Educating midwives for independence -- Acknowledging expertise through "grandmothering," but not for all -- Conclusion : advancing conceptualizations of women, professions, and the state.
• Sommario/riassunto: Push! offers a historical account of the forces behind the integration of midwifery in Ontario, including public interest in funding midwifery services and the impact of political lobbying. Bourgeault also explores the specific features of Ontario's respected model, including the use of independent practitioners, funding for a self-regulatory college, a university-based education program, and the provision of midwifery care in both home and hospital settings.
• Titolo autorizzato: Push
• ISBN: 1-282-86714-8; 9786612867149; 0-7735-7670-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789833603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; ; 25.