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Race and Childbirth - Savita Katbamna

Race and Childbirth

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Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2000
Open University Press (Verlag)
978-0-335-19946-4 (ISBN)
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Explores the experiences of pregnancy and childbirth from the perspectives of two groups of South Asian women in Britain. This book provides an account of this subject exploring issues which are beyond the experience of various health professionals and highlighting various areas where there is a need for greater sensitivity.
'Race' and Childbirth explores the experiences of pregnancy and childbirth from the perspectives of two groups of South Asian women in Britain. The women's personal accounts are examined within the context of the immense diversity which exists within the South Asian communities in terms of socio-economic, cultural, religious and immigration history. The book highlights the relationship between these factors and women's childbirth experiences. It traces the progress of a group of Gujarati Hindu and Bangladeshi Muslim women from the third trimester of pregnancy to six weeks after birth. The women's moving personal accounts provide an insight into the tension between the medical and traditional approaches to care during pregnancy and childbirth, and the strategies they use in negotiating diametrically opposed childbirth practices. The central role of older female relatives in the maintenance of traditional practices and their influence over pregnant women within extended families is explored in depth.

'Race' and Childbirth provides an up-to-date account of this much neglected subject. It explores issues which are beyond the experience of many health professionals and highlights many areas where there is a need for greater sensitivity. The book is recommended reading for general practitioners, obstetricians, midwives, health visitors and medical social workers. It is also directly relevant to researchers, trainers and students in these fields.

Savita Katbamna completed her PhD in the Department of Social Policy at Cranfield University. She has worked as a health promotion officer and a trainer in both the UK and Canada. She is currently working in the Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit at the University of Leicester.

Series editors' preface
Introduction
Perspectives on South Asian mothers
Experiences of becoming pregnant
The management of pregnancy
Preparation for birth and childbirth experiences
Experiences of postnatal care
Negotiating pregnancy and childbirth within extended households
two case studies of Gujarati women
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.1.2000
Zusatzinfo bibliography, index
Verlagsort Milton Keynes
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 380 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10 0-335-19946-1 / 0335199461
ISBN-13 978-0-335-19946-4 / 9780335199464
Zustand Neuware
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