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

• Autore: Craven Christa
• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.2
• Soggetto topico: Midwifery; Reproductive rights; Midwifery - Virginia; Reproductive rights - Virginia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Pushing for midwives
• ISBN: 1-282-89613-X; 9786612896132; 1-4399-0221-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459416403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II