Midwifery in China

ISBN-13: 9780367589400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 232 str.

Ngai Fen Cheung; Rosemary Mander

Opis

The first book to present the history, ideas, life and works of Chinese birth attendants, this volume seeks to encapsulate the changing ideas about midwifery in China. Using participant observations and interviews, it examines each phase of the development of midwifery in depth and provides a systematic study of contemporary health policies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Part I History and Development 2. Research Considerations 3. A Holistic approach Chinese Midwifery Before 1928 4. Chinese Midwifery in the Twentieth Century: Highs and lows 5. Recent Midwifery Developments Part II Current State and Issues 6. Midwifery and its Professionalisation 7. Modernising Childbirth in China (1928-2017 CE) 8. The Marginalisation of Chinese Midwives Part III Prospects for Midwives and Midwifery 9. Chinese Midwives’ Life and Work Since 770 BCE 10. Modern Midwives’ Stories (1929-2017 CE) 11. Does China Need Midwifery? 12. Epilogue: What Do Women Want?

O autorze

Ngai Fen Cheung is an independent midwifery researcher. She is also the honorary permanent expert at the Shijiazhuang Obstetric and Gynaecology Hospital, China and adviser to the Chinese Midwifery Expert Committee, Chinese Maternal and Child Health Association.

Rosemary Mander is Emeritus Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She has practised as a midwife in the UK, both independently and in the NHS.