Birth Alternatives

How Women Select Childbirth Care

Sandra Howell-White

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English

Praeger Publishers Inc
30 March 1999

Gender studies: women; Sociology: birth; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Birthing methods

A woman's childbirth care choices have a profound effect on her pregnancy and childbirth experience. Today, some pregnant women have three different options to choose from: obstetrical care and a hospital birth, a midwife-assisted birth in a hospital, and a midwife-assisted birth at an out-of-hospital birthing center. By using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, this volume examines how and why 200 women made their choices, how satisfied they were with the care they received, and the impact of their choices on the availability of options in the future. Although most women in the U.S. still choose an obstetrician and a hospital setting, the number of women who choose to be assisted by a Certified Nurse Midwife is growing, with the result that this profession is acquiring new strength and jurisdiction over childbirth care.

By: Sandra Howell-White
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No. 123.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9780313299520
ISBN 10: 0313299528
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 30 March 1999
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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SANDRA HOWELL-WHITE is a Senior Research Associate at the Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, where she examines quality of care issues for women, children, and special needs populations./e A sociologist by training, she has published several journal articles on pregnancy, childbirth care, and mental health and illness.

Reviews for Birth Alternatives: How Women Select Childbirth Care

"?Birth Alternatives is a good book for anyone interested in the medicalization of childbirth, the social construction of illness, and measuring the expectations of helping behaviors.?-Health, Illness, and Medicine ""Birth Alternatives is a good book for anyone interested in the medicalization of childbirth, the social construction of illness, and measuring the expectations of helping behaviors.""-Health, Illness, and Medicine"