Birth as an American Rite of Passage
Second Edition
$21.95, £12.95 paperback
978-0-520-22932-7
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424 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 4 tables, 1 line drawing
March 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Anthropology; Medical Anthropology; Women's Studies; Cultural Anthropology
March 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Anthropology; Medical Anthropology; Women's Studies; Cultural Anthropology
"[Davis-Floyd] is a respectful listener who has encouraged her subjects to speak honestly about a complex experience. Consequently, even skeptical readers of the fascinating stories she has gathered should be prompted to reflect on the meaning of their own or their partners' experience of birthÉ. I admire, without reservation, the generous, critical, passionate spirit that animates this book."—Sara Ruddick, New York Times Book Review
"I can say without hesitation that in the 36 years I have been helping childbearing women, there is only a handful of books that have had a great cultural impact. This is one of them."—Roberta M. Scaer, Editor of Genesis
Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.
Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd and Carolyn F. Sargent
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First , by Marsden Wagner, M.D, M.S.
The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances, by Dalton Conley, Kate W. Strully, and Neil G. Bennett
Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First , by Marsden Wagner, M.D, M.S.
The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances, by Dalton Conley, Kate W. Strully, and Neil G. Bennett
www.davis-floyd.com--author's web site