Diary of a midwife
Subtitle: the power of positive childbearing
By: Juliana van Olphen-Fehr.
Publisher: Bergin & Garvey
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Van Olphen-Fehr, Juliana -- Diaries.; Midwives -- Virginia -- Diaries.; Midwives -- Virginia -- Biography.; Midwifery.; Obstetrics.
Description: "Despite our country's affluence and high-tech advances in neonatal intensive care, in 1994 the U.S. ranked twenty-first in infant mortality rates among developed countries with populations over 2.5 million. Women with low-risk pregnancies are frequently failed by the traditional obstetrical system, either because they cannot afford proper prenatal care, or because the system fosters an attitude of dependency on doctors, surgery and drugs, rather than a sense of empowerment during the birth process. This enlightening book demonstrates with conviction that childbirth can and should be a process of empowerment, and that midwifery should be the standard of care for women with low-risk pregnancies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.