Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Davis-Floyd, Robbie.
2. Johnson, Christine Barbara, 1952-

Description

1. x, 559 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subject

1. Midwifery > United States > History
2. Midwives > United States > History

Contents

1. ACNM and MANA : divergent histories and convergent trends / Robbie Davis-Floyd -- Idealism and pragmatism in the creation of the certified midwife : the development of midwifery in New York and the New York Midwifery Practice Act of 1992 / Maureen May and Robbie Davis-Floyd -- Qualified commodification: the creation of the certified professional midwife / Robbie Davis-Floyd -- "The governor's full support" : legalizing direct-entry midwifery in Florida / Melissa Denmark -- Minnesota direct-entry midwives : achieving legislative success through focusing on families, safety, and women's rights / Mary M. Lay and Kerry Dixon -- Risks, costs, and effects of homebirth midwifery legislation in Colorado / Susan Erikson with Amy Colo --
2. "Every breath is political, every woman's life a statement" : cross-class organizing for midwifery in Virginia / Christa Craven -- "I'm living my politics" : legalizing and licensing direct-entry midwives in Iowa / Carolyn A. Hough -- Creating a way out of no way : midwifery in Massachusetts / Christine Barbara Johnson -- From calling to career: keeping the social movement in the professional project / Betty-Anne Daviss -- Renegade midwives : assets or liabilities? / Robbie Davis-Floyd and Christine Barbara Johnson -- Home to hospital transport : fractured articulation or magical mandorlas? / Christine Barbara Johnson and Robbie Davis-Floyd -- Why midwives matter : overcoming barriers to caretake the power of birth / Christine Barbara Johnson and Robbie Davis-Floyd

Call number

1. JFE 07-2599

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. Mainstreaming midwives : the politics of change / edited by Robbie Davis-Floyd and Christine Barbara Johnson.

Imprint

1. New York : Routledge, 2006.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

1. Table of contents only
2. Publisher description

Added author

1. Davis-Floyd, Robbie.
2. Johnson, Christine Barbara, 1952-

LCCN

1. 2005031271

ISBN

1. 0415931509 (hardback : alk. paper)
2. 9780415931502 (hardback : alk. paper)
3. 0415931517 (pbk. : alk. paper)
4. 9780415931519 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 07-2599