The Rhetoric of Midwifery: Gender, Knowledge, and Power
The Rhetoric of Midwifery: Gender, Knowledge, and Power
Editorial Reviews
Robbie Davis-Floyd, author of "Birth as an American Rite of Passage"
This book is a must-read for all those interested in the ongoing struggles between medicine and midwifery-two radically different systems of authoritative knowledge about birth"
Jack Selzer, professor of English, Penn State University
"A fascinating, nuanced study of the practice of midwifery."
The Rhetoric of Midwifery: Gender, Knowledge, and Power
The Rhetoric of Midwifery: Gender, Knowledge, and Power,Mary M. Lay,Rutgers University Press,0813527791,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Gender Studies,General,Gynecology & Obstetrics,Legal status, laws, etc,Legal status, laws, etc.,Medical,Midwifery,Midwives,Minnesota,Political aspects,Sociology
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