Safer Childbirth? A critical history of maternity care
Since the first edition went to press in 1989, there have been many important developments concerning different aspects of maternity care. To take account of these, much needs to be added to this history. Late 1989 saw the publication of the double volume set of studies, Effective Care in Pregnancy...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The revolution in maternity care: the diverse strands of a complicated tapestry
- 2 Birth attendants and their places of practice
- 3 The practices of attendants before birth
- 4 The practices of attendants around the time of birth
- 5 Maternity care: a public concern
- 6 Evaluating the results of maternity care: statistical instruments
- 7 Mortality of the mother
- 8 Mortality of the child
- 9 Epilogue: drawing fair conclusions from factual evidence
- Author index