Birth Politics : Colonial Power, Medical Pluralism, and Maternity in Nigeria

• Autore: Williams Ogechukwu Ezekwem
• Pubblicazione: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2025; ©2025
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.198209669
• Soggetto topico: midwives; Medecine - Histoire - 20e siecle; Sages-femmes; History, 20th Century; Colonialism - history; Medicine, African Traditional - history; Midwifery; Birthing Centers - history; Parturition; Maternal Health Services - history
• Soggetto geografico: Nigeria
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: On the Politics of Childbirth in Nigeria : An Introduction -- Local Mothercraft : Traditional Birthing Institutions and the Politics of Reproduction -- Instruments of Propaganda : Colonial Maternities, Medical Missions, and Colonized Women -- "Attendants Mostly Women" : The Indigenous Aladura Faith Healing Movement and the advent of a new Space for Childbirth -- "Birth Control under Whatever Name" : The International Population Control Movement and a new Reproductive Politics -- Reinventing Themselves : "Decolonized" Hospitals, Tradomedical Maternities, and Legitimate Faith Homes -- An Ongoing Era of Medical Pluralism in the realm of Birth.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book examines the political, religious, and cultural dynamics of childbirth in Nigeria, focusing on how traditional midwives, biomedical maternities, faith-based birthing homes, and international organizations shaped its reproductive landscape"--
• ISBN: 1-4214-5277-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911160616703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global Studies in Medicine, Science, Race, and Colonialism Series