Childbirth, midwifery and concepts of time [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christine McCourt
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| Titolo: |
Childbirth, midwifery and concepts of time [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Christine McCourt
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Childbirth |
| Midwifery | |
| Public health | |
| Time - Sociological aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
McCourtChristine <1960->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. Historical and cultural context -- pt. II. Time and childbirth practices -- pt. III. Time and childbirth experiences. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 a |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Childbirth, midwifery and concepts of time |
| ISBN: | 1-84545-586-X |
| 0-85745-542-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787319803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality