num_pages: 548
description: The medical model of childbirth emphasizes the pathological potential of pregnancy and birth, while an alternative model focuses on the normalcy of pregnancy and its potential for health. This is an account of the forces that intersect over the issue of childbirth that explains the conceptual and philosophical differences between these models.
language: English
title: Midwifery and Childbirth in America
titlecomplete: Midwifery and Childbirth in America
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Temple University Press