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    Reconceiving midwifery / edited by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd.

    • Title:Reconceiving midwifery / edited by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Benoit, Cecilia M., 1954-
      Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, 1967-
      Davis-Floyd, Robbie.
    • Published/Created:MontreĢal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2004.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Midwifery--Canada.
      Midwifery--Canada--History.
    • Medical Subjects: Midwifery--Canada.
      Midwifery--history--Canada.
    • Description:xi, 335 pages ; 24 cm.
    • Summary:Midwifery in the developed world is in a state of ferment and change - a phenomenon referred to as the 'new midwifery'. This title offers analysis of the new midwifery as it is practised and reflects on regional differences in the emerging profession, providing a systematic account of its historical, local and international roots and more.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0773526897 (bound) :
      0773526900 (pbk.) :
    • Contents:Foreword / Robbie Davis-Floyd
      Introduction. Reconceiving midwifery in Canada / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Cecilia Benoit, and Robbie Davis-Floyd
      Rethinking the history of midwifery in Canada / Lesley Biggs
      Tradition as a political symbol in the new midwifery in Canada/ Margaret MacDonald
      Why legislation?: using regulation to strengthen midwifery / Vicki Van Wagner
      Delaying legislation: the Quebec experiment / Helene Vadeboncoeur
      Challenges to midwifery integration: interprofessional relationships in British Columbia / Jude Kornelsen and Elaine Carty
      To fund or not to fund: The Alberta decision / Susan James and Ivy Bourgeault
      Exploring legislated midwifery: texts and rulings / Mary Sharpe
      Becoming a midwife in Canada: models of midwifery education / Cecilia Benoit and Robbie Davis-Floyd
      Midwifery education in Ontario: its origins, operation, and impact on the profession / Karyn Kaufman and Bobbi Soderstrom
      Midwifery on the prairies: visionaries and realists in Manitoba / Pat Kaufert and Kris Robinson
      Unregulated midwifery: experiences of women in Nova Scotia / Denise Marion
      Access to midwifery: reflections on the Ontario Equity Committee Experience / Anne Rochon Ford and Vicki Van Wagner
      Aboriginal midwifery in Canada: merging traditional practices and modern science / Dena Carroll and Cecilia Benoit
      The Boundaries of professional belonging: how race has shaped the re-emergence of midwifery in Ontario / Sheryl Nestel
      Afterword. Missing pieces and new developments: challenges and opportunities / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Cecilia Benoit.
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