The Rhetoric of Midwifery
Subtitle: Gender, Knowledge, and Power
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: May 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780813527796
Subjects: Anthropology; Midwifery; Rhetoric; Sociology; Medical; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Family / Parenting / Childbirth; Political aspects; USA; Gender Studies; General; Legal status, laws, etc; Legal status, laws, etc.; Midwives; Minnesota
First sentence: With these words, in early November 1991, a traditional or direct-entry midwife, whom I call Rita Ortiz, began her testimony before the Midwifery Study Advisory Group, a group charged with recommending to the Minnesota Department of Health and Board of Medical Practice whether direct-entry midwives should be regulated by the state.