Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook
by20210630
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 344 |
Topics | Abortion;Adoption;Birth Centers;Infant and Mother Mortality;LGBTQIA Experiences;Midwifery;Midwifery Model of Care;Preconception Care;Pregnancy Loss;Prenatal Care;Race and Racism;Current Events and Issues: Health and Medicine |
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9781440869228
MLA
Goode, Keisha and Rothman, Barbara. Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2021. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869228.
Chicago Manual of Style
Goode, Keisha, and Barbara Rothman. Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2021. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869228
APA
Goode, K. & Rothman, B. (2021). Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440869228
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Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook provides students with information too often ignored in sex education—on what pregnancy and birth are, have been, and can be as transformative personal and social events.
Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook is a woman-centered reference book on pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth is a theme; however, primary emphasis is on the historical and contemporary significance of alternatives to medicalization provided by the Midwifery Model of Care and how that can improve outcomes for all, but especially underserved women.
The volume opens with a background and history of the topic, followed by a chapter on related problems, controversies, and solutions. A Perspectives chapter contains essays from a variety of individuals who are invested in the topic of pregnancy and birth. The remaining chapters provide students with additional information, such as profiles, data and documents, resources, a chronology, and a glossary. This book is accessible to high school and college-level researchers, as well as general-interest readers curious about the topic.
- Introduces readers to a perspective on U.S. pregnancy and childbirth that is woman-centered
- Centers the historical and contemporary significance of midwives and the Midwives Model of Care
- Illuminates the strength of U.S obstetric dominance by reporting legislative and policy barriers limiting women's access to midwifery care
- Highlights both the racial-ethnic disparities across the birth provider workforce and racial-ethnic disparities in U.S. birth outcomes
- Highlights regional disparities, with specific attention to rural communities, in U.S. birth outcomes
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Goode, Keisha; Rothman, Barbara;Contributors: Goode, Keisha; Rothman, Barbara;Abstract:Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook provides students with information too often ignored in sex education—on what pregnancy and birth are, have been, and can be as transformative personal and social events.
Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook is a woman-centered reference book on pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth is a theme; however, primary emphasis is on the historical and contemporary significance of alternatives to medicalization provided by the Midwifery Model of Care and how that can improve outcomes for all, but especially underserved women.
The volume opens with a background and history of the topic, followed by a chapter on related problems, controversies, and solutions. A Perspectives chapter contains essays from a variety of individuals who are invested in the topic of pregnancy and birth. The remaining chapters provide students with additional information, such as profiles, data and documents, resources, a chronology, and a glossary. This book is accessible to high school and college-level researchers, as well as general-interest readers curious about the topic.
- Introduces readers to a perspective on U.S. pregnancy and childbirth that is woman-centered
- Centers the historical and contemporary significance of midwives and the Midwives Model of Care
- Illuminates the strength of U.S obstetric dominance by reporting legislative and policy barriers limiting women's access to midwifery care
- Highlights both the racial-ethnic disparities across the birth provider workforce and racial-ethnic disparities in U.S. birth outcomes
- Highlights regional disparities, with specific attention to rural communities, in U.S. birth outcomes
SortTitle: pregnancy and birth: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Keisha L. GoodeauthorBarbara Katz RothmanauthoreISBN-13: 9781440869228Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869228.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440869211Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 344Publication Date: 20210630Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Title Page v6
- Copyright vi7
- Contents vii8
- Preface xv16
- Chapter 1: Background and History 322
- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 2948
- Introduction 2948
- Indigenous Peoples’ Birth Outcomes 2948
- Transgender Peoples’ Birth Experiences 3352
- Respectful, Affirmative Care for LGBTQ People 3655
- Professionalization of Caring 3756
- Media Representations of Pregnancy and Birth 4362
- Perinatal Health Care System Cost 4867
- Every Baby Counts 5372
- Reproductive Justice 5473
- Conclusion 5574
- References 5675
- Chapter 3: Perspectives 6584
- Perinatal Loss 6584
- Adoption 6988
- Surrogacy 7392
- Disability and Pregnancy 7998
- Empathy, Pregnancy, and Mental Health 87106
- Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy: Health Consequences and Social Causes 93112
- Certified Professional Midwives: Leveraging Policy to Improve Health 99118
- Equity in Midwifery 106125
- Labor and Postpartum Doula Support: How Doulas Help the Transitions of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Postpartum Time and Why They Are Important 111130
- Gender and Consumption 117136
- Chapter 4: Profiles 127146
- Chapter 5: Data and Documents 175194
- Chapter 6: Resources 227246
- Chapter 7: Chronology 275294
- Glossary 291310
- Index 297316
- About the Authors 325344