Birth as an American rite of passage
By: Robbie E. Davis-Floyd.
Edition: 2nd ed., with a new pref.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Childbirth -- Social aspects -- United States; Childbirth -- United States -- Psychological aspects; Rites and ceremonies -- United States
Description: Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.