Traditional Midwives Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Traditional Midwives: Cross-Cultural Perspectives is a pioneering work that delves deeply into the worlds of traditional midwives, shedding light on their practices, roles, and the immense cultural value they hold within their respective communities wherever they are still allowed to practice.

Info autore

Robbie Davis-Floyd PhD, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Rice University is a well- known cultural/medical/reproductive anthropologist, and an international speaker and researcher in transformational models of childbirth, midwifery, obstetrics, and reproduction.
Betty- Anne Daviss MA, BMJ, RM is a Canadian registered midwife who, for almost 50 years, has combined her midwifery practice with her research in the social sciences and in clinical epidemiology.
Inayat Ali PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a Pakistani medical anthropologist, and a public health expert.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Betty Anne Daviss (Editore), Inayat Ali (Editore), Daviss Betty-Anne (Editore), Davis-Floyd Robbie (Editore)
• Autori: Robbie (Rice University) Daviss Davis-Floyd
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 17.09.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781032461212
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246121-2
• Numero di pagine: 468
• Serie: Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction
• Categorie: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Social and cultural anthropology, Midwifery, Human biology, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Human reproduction, growth & development, Birth control, contraception, family planning, Medical Anthropology, Human reproduction, growth and development, Health, illness or addiction: social aspects, culturally sensitive maternity care solutions, obstetric violence research, experiential learning in healthcare, community-based healthcare models, rural maternity care access, maternal health equity, indigenous birth practices