Towards the Humanisation of Birth A study of epidural analgesia and hospital birth culture

Towards the Humanisation of Birth A study of epidural analgesia and hospital birth culture / by Elizabeth Newnham, Lois McKellar, Jan Pincombe.

This book examines the future of birthing practices, particularly by focusing on epidural analgesia in childbirth. It describes historical and cultural trajectories that have shaped the way in which birth is understood in Western, developed nations. In setting out the nature of epidural history, kno...

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Main Authors: Newnham, Elizabeth (Author), McKellar, Lois (Author), Pincombe, Jan (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Medical anthropology.
Maternal and child health services.
Ethnography.
Women.
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