Birth Without Doctors (Health and Population Set) - Softcover

Vincent-Priya, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415846269 ISBN 13: 9780415846264

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Most women giving birth in rural communities throughout the Third World cannot enjoy the ''benefits'' of modern medical assistance. They are usually too expensive and too far away. This book is the result of journeys and conversations between the author, traditional midwives and mothers which took place over several years in Malaysia and Indonesia. It describes traditional birthing practices and the communities in which they have arisen. For normal births the safety record is impressive, but so too is the reassurance of ritual and the incorporation of birthing into family and society. It is interesting to discover that many practices are based not only on religious understandings but also on sound herbal medical precautions. The book's point is not merely to demonstrate the skill of the traditional midwives, nor even to challenge what seems to be the medical view that pregnancy is an illness, but to give an insight into worlds where ''barefoot'' midwifery is the norm. Originally published in 1991

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0415846269
• ISBN 13: 9780415846264
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 222