The American way of birth
Sociologie, Histoire, Politique et gouvernement, Coutumes et cultures, Grossesse et accouchement
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Author of The American Way of Death (DB 21457) and mother of four explores how Americans are born. Mitford compares the care that financially secure women receive with that afforded poor women; reviews procedures such as electronic fetal monitoring and… cesarean sections; discusses delivery alternatives, including midwives and clinics; and probes the causes of the high infant mortality rate. She also advocates national health insurance